Validation of a Dance As Therapy Program in Co-facilitation (VaDDanC)

University of Franche-Comté

Status: Completed

Conditions: Attachment Disorder; Quality of Life; Depression, Anxiety; Trauma, Psychological; Body Image; Social Relationship; Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: RECREATION therapy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06027658

CERUBFC-2021-11-09-035

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective is to validate a psychotherapeutic group protocol of dance as therapy created by LOBA association with a comparative non-randomized study.

Full description

This present research is a prospective longitudinal monocentric comparative study of an alternative, non-pharmacological therapy. It is a controlled, non-randomized, and experimental study in which half of the participants benefit from an additional program with speech and movement co-therapy via body activity, and the other half only benefit from standard support (e.g. medical, social, and legal assistance, individual psychotherapy).

The effect of this program will be examined across three dimensions:

• A clinical trial of N=80 participants to compare symptom improvement between individuals receiving the standard support for victims of sexual violence (N=40) and those receiving, in addition, the RECREATION program (N=40).
• A longitudinal evaluation of physiological conditions, psychological traits, and social well-being of RECREATION workshop attendees (N=10) versus victims not participating in said workshops (N=10).
• A qualitative analysis of interviews with program participants and their associated professionals (data saturation sample size).

Enrollment: 65 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• French-speaking
• Woman
• Over 18 years old
• Victim of sexual violence

Exclusion criteria

• Non-French-speaking person,
• Under 18 years old
• Not woman
• Not victim of sexual violence

Trial design

65 participants in 4 patient groups

Non participants

Description:

Individuals receiving the standard support for victims of sexual violence (e.g. medical, social, and legal assistance, individual psychotherapy)

Participants

Description:

Individuals receiving the RECREATION program in addition to standard support for victims of sexual violence

Treatment:

Behavioral: RECREATION therapy

Long term participants

Description:

Individual receiving the RECREATION program for at least a month

Treatment:

Behavioral: RECREATION therapy

Professionals

Description:

Professionals associated with long term participants, working with them for standard support