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This study is going to evaluate the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on Borderline Personality Disorder patients symptoms.
There is a great body of literature about the positive effects of rTMS therapy on various psychiatric disorders. In this study we are going to evaluate the effects of high-frequency rTMS over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC)region in borderline personality disorder (BPD) patients. patients will be assessed by subjective measures for BPD.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| rTMS intervention group | Active Comparator | The rTMS intervention group undergo ten session of real TMS therapy. |
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| Sham group | Placebo Comparator | Patients will undergo ten session of sham rTMS. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| rTMS | Device | Patients undergone 10 session of high-frequency rTMS therapy over their left DLPFC |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Patients' reports | changes in subjective measures from baseline to tenth day of treatment | Change from baseline to two weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| patient's report | change in subjective measures from baseline to 1 month after treatment | Change from baseline to 1 month |
| Patient's report | change in subjective measures form baseline to 3 month after treatment |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Mohammad Arbabi, M.D. | Tehran University of Medical Sciences | Study Director |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001883 | Borderline Personality Disorder |
| ID | Term |
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| D010554 | Personality Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| ID | Term |
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| D050781 | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation |
| ID | Term |
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| D055909 | Magnetic Field Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| sham rTMS | Device | Patients will undergo ten session of sham rTMS. |
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| Change from baseline to 3 month |