Smartphone app may help tame daily stress in borderline personality
NCT ID NCT07464301
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a smartphone app called SAM could help adults with borderline personality disorder traits manage daily stress. Sixteen participants used the app for four weeks, answering quick stress questions several times a day and getting feedback on their patterns. The goal was to see if the app could lower stress levels and improve coping skills. Since the study was small and had no comparison group, the results are preliminary.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Stress management mobile application (SAM app)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this app could offer a simple, low-cost way for people with borderline personality traits to better understand and manage their daily stress.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small study (16 people) with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. The app was designed for autism, not specifically for borderline personality disorder.
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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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16 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- 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: * Presence of at least one borderline personality disorder (BPD) trait, as assessed according to DSM-5 criteria and the diagnostic guidelines of the Dutch Association of Psychiatry (NVVP) * Age 18 years or older Exclusion Criteria: * inability to understand Dutch * inability to use a smartphone
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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GGZ Centraal
Amersfoort, 3811MG, Netherlands
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