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Can art therapy improve life for people with PSP?

NCT ID NCT07820878

Symptom relief Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 15, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are studying whether weekly art therapy can ease symptoms and improve quality of life for people with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare brain disorder that affects movement, balance, and eye control. About 20 participants with PSP will attend eight one-hour art therapy sessions led by a board-certified art therapist. The study measures changes in quality of life, depression, and caregiver stress to see if art therapy offers benefits for patients and their families.

What this could mean

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Active substance
art therapy
What this could lead to
If art therapy helps, it could become a low-risk way to improve daily life for people with PSP and ease the burden on caregivers.
What could go wrong
This is a small study of 20 people with no control group, so improvements may reflect attention or natural variation rather than art therapy itself. Results may not apply to people with more advanced PSP.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

20 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2025

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy * Have the cognitive ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Primary neurological diagnosis other than progressive supranuclear palsy * Cognition too impaired to provide informed consent

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

progressive supranuclear palsy supranuclear palsy, progressive, 1

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Progressive supranuclear palsy Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) Progressive supranuclear palsy richardson syndrome (PSP-RS) Progressive supranuclear palsy- richardson syndrome (PSP-R)

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

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