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Peer-led Trauma Recovery Program for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Phase 1
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by York University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Has previously received the Family Connections program at Sashbear (i.e., a peer-led intervention that teaches family members skills for managing their relationships with their loved one with BPD and related problems)
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 3-4 weeks, 7 weeks, 13 weeks (phase 2 only), 17 weeks (phase 2 only).
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Summary

This trial will evaluate a peer-led program to help family members of people with borderline PD deal with PTSD symptoms. The Sashbear Foundation will deliver the program and teams will evaluate its efficacy.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for family members or significant others who have experienced trauma related to a loved one with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Participants must have completed the Family Connections program at Sashbear and not engaged in self-harm or shown elevated BPD symptoms within the last year.
What is being tested?
The study tests a peer-led Trauma Recovery Program developed for those affected by someone with BPD. It involves feedback collection, efficacy evaluation, and safety assessment of the program delivered through The Sashbear Foundation.
What are the potential side effects?
Since this intervention is psychological rather than medical, side effects may include emotional discomfort or distress due to discussing traumatic experiences but are expected to be minimal.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I have completed the Family Connections program at Sashbear for BPD.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 3-4 weeks, 7 weeks, 13 weeks (phase 2 only), 17 weeks (phase 2 only).
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 3-4 weeks, 7 weeks, 13 weeks (phase 2 only), 17 weeks (phase 2 only). for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
PTSD Checklist for DSM-5
Secondary study objectives
Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory (Brief-COPE)
Brief Resilience Scale
Burden Assessment Scale (BAS)
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Trauma Recovery Program (official title TBD)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
The trauma recovery program (TRP) is a seven-session, peer-led, group program for family members/significant others of people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and emotion dysregulation. It draws on principles of cognitive processing therapy for PTSD and cognitive behavioural conjoint therapy for PTSD to target PTSD symptoms in these individuals that are related to having a loved one with BPD or emotion dysregulation. As a peer-support model, it is not a psychotherapy. The TRP involves learning about common reactions to trauma and learning methods of challenging trauma-related beliefs that inhibit trauma recovery. Group members are asked to practice exercises outside of sessions that focus on challenging beliefs that fall into several key trauma-related themes.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

York UniversityLead Sponsor
63 Previous Clinical Trials
521,331 Total Patients Enrolled
The Sashbear FoundationUNKNOWN
2 Previous Clinical Trials
551 Total Patients Enrolled
~37 spots leftby Jan 2026
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