Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder With rTMS (NCT07197502)
CLINICAL TRIAL: Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder by Targeting Ventrolateral Prefrontal-amygdala Circuit With Network-based Neuronavigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This project studies the effectiveness of brain stimulation on borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptoms. This study is blinded, randomized and will enroll up to 30 participants. Participant will be consented for the study remotely via a secure internet platform called Zoom. Participants will undergo up to 2 MRI scans, 2 brain wave recording sessions and up to 30 brain stimulation treatments, and complete symptom assessments and cognitive behavioral tasks on a computer. Participation requires minimum of 17 in person visits over the course of 2.5 months. Participants are randomly assigned active or sham brain stimulation. Participants who received sham brain stimulation have the option to receive additional 15 active brain stimulation session.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA — Los Angeles, California
Age range: 18 Years to 65 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (2 Sites)
- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA — Los Angeles, California
- Semel Institute/ UCLA TMS — Los Angeles, California
📞 Contact the Study Coordinator
Phone: (310) 794-0331
Email: EPinkerton@mednet.ucla.edu
Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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- Delving Into Borderline Personality Disorder Clinical Trial Experiences — San Francisco, California
- Cognitive Reappraisal Training for Borderline Personality (BPD) — New York, New York
- MDMA in Borderline Personality Disorder — New Haven, Connecticut
- Testing Interventions for Borderline Personality Disorder. — Toronto, California
Explore by condition: All Borderline Personality Disorder clinical trials
💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.