Body-Oriented Therapy for Sexual Abuse Recovery

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Information provided by:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00097305

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine and compare the effects of two body therapy approaches in women who have experienced child sexual abuse.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Child Abuse, Sexual Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Dissociation	Behavioral: Body-Oriented Therapy Behavioral: Standardized Massage Therapy	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Child Sexual Abuse Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Delving Intervention and Mindbody Integration

Further study details as provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

Estimated Enrollment:	24
Study Start Date:	September 2002

Detailed Description:

Women who have experienced child sexual abuse often display symptoms of dissociation and lack of bodily self-awareness which hinder the recovery process. Mind-body researchers have examined alternative therapeutic approaches to eliminating these factors. This study will compare a standardized therapeutic message to body-oriented therapy which involves a combination of hands-on bodywork and verbal therapy focused on somatic and emotional awareness.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	25 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Self-reported child sexual abuse
In current psychotherapy for child sexual abuse recovery

Exclusion Criteria:

Over 6 months of past experience with body-oriented therapy
Diagnosis or medications for psychosis
Drug or alcohol addiction
Current abusive relationship
Dissociative disorder
In transition on psychotropic medication

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00097305

Locations

United States, Washington
University of Washington School of Nursing
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Cynthia Price, PhD

Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Nursing

More Information

Publications:

Price, C. Characteristics of women seeking bodywork as an adjunct to psychotherapy during recovery from childhood sexual abuse. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 8(1): 35-42, 2004.

Price, C. Body-oriented therapy as an adjunct to psychotherapy in recovery from childhood abuse: A case study. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 6(4): 228-236, 2002.

Price C. Bodywork for childhood abuse treatment: a pilot-test comparison. 35th Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference/16th Annual WIN Assembly, Health Disparities: Meeting the Challenge, April 18-20, 2002, Palm Springs, California. Communicating Nursing Research. 35(10):264, 2002.

Study ID Numbers:	F31 AT001053
Study First Received:	November 19, 2004
Last Updated:	September 7, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00097305
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

Mental Health
Psychotherapy

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Anxiety Disorders
Mental Disorders
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Stress
Dissociative Disorders
Stress Disorders, Traumatic

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009