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- In a double-blind Barcelona trial, 18 borderline personality disorder patients received either a 24-IU oxytocin spray or placebo across five weekly sessions.
- After a one-hour wait each session featured a 15-minute guided compassion meditation plus daily home practice.
- Oxytocin participants scored 77 versus 67 for placebo on the Compassion Practice Quality Scale, a 23.98-point gain (95 % CI 5.28–42.68, ?² .57), with no adverse effects and full completion.
