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Effectiveness of Basic Body Awareness Therapy in Post-traumatic Stress Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial

NCT04396314 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2021-03-19

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Summary

The aim of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of Basic Body Awareness Therapy online in patients' survivors of Covid-19, health workers and women suffering from gender based violence regarding post-traumatic stress disorder in comparison with treatment as usual. The study will be multicentric in base Hospital Igualada and University of Lleida. The participants will be survivors of Covid-19 that had been inpatient in intensive care and health workers in first line with pandemia as doctors, nurse, physiotherapist, etc. More else, a new context emerge regarding gender based violence during the lockdown time. Outcomes variables will be measured regarding post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, pain, quality of life and sleep. Fifty-four patients will be randomly assigned to a control group that will follow treatment as usual. The intervention group that will be received the same treatment adding Basic Body Awareness Therapy. The intervention will last 3 months twice a week at online format. At first month the intervention consisted of 12 movements and 15 min for sharing reflections about experiences. During the subsequent sessions, the treatment will be in group of 8 participants using the same methodology online. If the conditions of pandemia allow, the group will be presential in the health center at last month. Data analysis will performed using ANOVA of variables intragroup with repeated measurements. The analyses of the effects between groups will be performed throught ANOVA intergroup.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Basic Body Awareness Therapy

Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT), a health oriented, multi-perspective and person-centred approach with a focus on the patient's resources. It is a movement awareness training approach in physiotherapy, aiming to promote movement quality in daily life through self-exploration and self-experience enabling the learning of new movement habits

BEHAVIORAL

Psychological treatment

Cognitive-behavioural therapy, cognitive processing therapy, cognitive therapy and prolonged exposure therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Francesc Rubí Carnacea

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Universitat de Lleida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cristina Bravo Navarro, PhD · Department Nursing and Physiotherapy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-01
Primary Completion
2021-12-30
Completion
2022-04-30

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