Can Video-Enhanced therapy help teens with borderline symptoms?
NCT ID NCT06606002
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether group schema therapy, which uses self-recorded videos as part of treatment, can help teens with borderline symptoms. 64 participants will be randomly assigned to either the therapy or usual care. The therapy includes 30 group sessions, 8 individual sessions, and separate sessions for parents. The goal is to see if this approach reduces borderline symptoms and improves mental health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- group schema therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a structured, short-term therapy option for teens with borderline symptoms, potentially reducing symptoms and improving daily life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (64 participants) and results may not apply to all teens. The therapy is time-intensive and requires commitment from both teens and parents.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 64 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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15 to 22 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * The participant fulfills at least three diagnostic criteria for borderline personality disorder as assessed by means of the SCID-II structured clinical interview * The participant and the participant's parent(s) are able to commit to the research protocol for the entire duration of the study * The participant is able to participate in a research intervention in Finnish and fill out the study questionnaires in Finnish Exclusion Criteria: * The participant currently has psychotic symptoms or a serious risk of suicide * The participant has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability or an autism spectrum disorder * The main clinical diagnosis of the participant is a substance abuse disorder or substance use would endanger commitment to the research intervention * The participant has another illness or symptom that endangers the participant's ability to complete the study * The participant receives some other treatment specifically aimed at borderline personality disorder symptoms
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Turku University Hospital
RECRUITINGTurku, Southwest Finland, 20700, Finland
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