Low-Dose Risperidone Treatment for Subjects Suffering From Borderline Personality Disorder

March 11, 2008 updated by: Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Personality disorders are life-long maladaptive behavioral patterns. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is the leading personality disorder encountered in clinical settings, often associated with tremendous distress. It is characterized by impulsivity, emotional lability, unstable interpersonal relationships, with particular sensitivity to abandonment. BPD patients are prone to self destructive behaviors and all too frequently attempt suicide. When in emotional turmoil, persons with BPD may also develop brief, transient psychotic states.

Psychotherapy for BPD is a common treatment option, but it requires considerable time and specific personnel training, and is therefore not always feasible. Medical treatment is an efficacious alternative, however there is no concensus on drug selection. Some experts have suggested that medical treatment should be selected individually according to the subject's dominant clinical symptom. Several psychopharmacological groups have been proposed: Antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and several novel antipsychotic drugs. The latter are particularly promising since they may produce symptomaic improvement with fewer adverse effects. Risperidone has been shown in a few preliminary studies to be promising in the treatment of various BPD symptoms, but no controlled study has tested it yet. We propose to test the efficacy of risperidone in the treatment of BPD in a double-blind crossover design using both clinical and phsysiological measure.The main hypothesis is that risperidone will be efficient in alleviating BPD core and secondary symptoms.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Tel-Aviv, Israel
        • Recruiting
        • Psychiatric Service, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
        • Contact:
          • Miki Bloch, Ph.D.
          • Phone Number: 972-3-6974568
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Miki Bloch, Ph.D.

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 41 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Women with Borderline PD according to DSM-IV
  2. Signed informed consent.
  3. Age 18-45.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Psychotic disorders (past or present).
  2. Substance or alcohol related disorders (past or present).
  3. Current major depressive episode.
  4. Suicidal risk.
  5. History of head trauma, which caused loss of consciousness or peritraumatic amnesia or necessitated hospitalization.
  6. Any known psychiatric or general medical condition currently requiring specific medical attention.
  7. Current treatment with any antipsychotic, antidepressant drugs or mood stabilizers.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Drug: Risperidone
1 mg/d risperidone for 10 weeks or placebo
Placebo Comparator: 2
Drug: Risperidone
1 mg/d risperidone for 10 weeks or placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Clinical Global Improvement Scale
Time Frame: 0, 1, 5, 10 week
0, 1, 5, 10 week

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Miki Bloch, Ph.D., The Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

April 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 4, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 11, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

March 12, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 12, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 11, 2008

Last Verified

March 1, 2008

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 04-089

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