Can a peer-led program heal trauma in families touched by borderline personality disorder?
NCT ID NCT06135090
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial is developing and testing a peer-led program called the Trauma Recovery Program for family members and significant others of people with borderline personality disorder. The program aims to reduce posttraumatic stress symptoms that can arise from living with or caring for someone with BPD. Researchers are evaluating the program's effectiveness, safety, and acceptability in a small group of participants who have already completed a related family skills course.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a peer-led trauma-focused program called the Trauma Recovery Program (TRP)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a scalable, peer-led way to reduce posttraumatic stress in family members of people with borderline personality disorder.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early pilot with a small number of participants, so results may not apply broadly. The program requires prior completion of another course, which limits who can take part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Self-identify as having experienced a trauma related to their loved one with BPD or related problems that impacts them * Has previously received the Family Connections program at Sashbear (i.e., a peer-led intervention that teaches family members skills for managing their relationships with their loved one with BPD and related problems) Exclusion Criteria: * Engagement in suicidal or self-injurious behaviour in the past year * Elevated BPD symptoms
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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York University
Toronto, Ontario, M9A 3C8, Canada
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