Watching videos may ease BPD symptoms, study suggests
NCT ID NCT05358925
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether watching short online videos about borderline personality disorder (BPD) could help people recently diagnosed with the condition. 83 adults with BPD watched either BPD-specific videos or general mental health videos over two weeks and completed daily surveys and cognitive tests. The goal was to see if better understanding of BPD and feedback on thinking skills could reduce symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- psychoeducational videos
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a low-cost, accessible way to help people with BPD better understand and manage their symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no blinding, and the intervention is only educational videos, so any benefits may be modest or not last long.
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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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83 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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18 years and older
- 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: * reliable access to a smartphone with a data plan for the duration of the study * ability to speak and understand English * age 18 years or older * diagnosis of BPD within the past 6 months * awake and able to complete EMA surveys between 9:00am and 9:00pm on most days * located within the United States Exclusion Criteria: * cognitive disability that impedes ability to participate in the study * current psychiatric symptoms that interfere with the individual's ability to provide consent or complete the research procedures (e.g., acute mania, acute psychosis, eating disorder threatening medical stability).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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McLean Hospital
Belmont, Massachusetts, 02478, United States
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