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This study aims to determine the feasibility and preliminary data on the interaction between oxytocin and cortisol during stress in borderline personnality disorder.
The investigators will recruit 50 female patients with borderline personnality disorder and 50 controls with no psychiatric diagnosis, aged between 18 and 25 years old.
salivary cortisol daily curve ( 6 measures during the day) will be measured in participant's naturalistic environnement, together with salivary oxytocin. In addition, salivary oxytocin and cortisol will be measured during a psychosocial stress task and recovery.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borderline personality disorder | female patients between 18 and 25 years old meeting DSM V criteria for borderline personality disorder |
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| Control | female participants between 18 and 25 years old, with no psychiatric history, not meeting criteria for borderline personality disorder |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stress test | Other | TSST- psychosocial stress test |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Salivary cortisol | salivary cortisol measured with salivettes (swabs) | Baseline |
| Salivary cortisol | salivary cortisol measured with salivettes (swabs) | Change in one day (circadian cortisol with 6 measures within one day |
| Salivary cortisol | salivary cortisol measured with salivettes (swabs) | Change during experimental task (up to 2 hours) |
| Salivary oxytocin | salivary oxytocin measured with salivettes (swabs) | Baseline |
| Salivary oxytocin | salivary oxytocin measured with salivettes (swabs) | Two measures within one day |
| Salivary oxytocin | salivary oxytocin measured with salivettes (swabs) | Change during experimental task (up to 2 hours) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Participants with and without borderline personality disorder
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Tatiana Aboulafia Brakha, PhD | Geneva Univeristy hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Young Adult Psychiatric Unit | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | 1202 | Switzerland |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001883 | Borderline Personality Disorder |
| ID | Term |
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| D010554 | Personality Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| D005080 | Exercise Test |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006334 | Heart Function Tests |
| D003935 | Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
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| D012129 | Respiratory Function Tests |
| D003948 | Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System |
| D016552 | Ergometry |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |