Can acting out emotions help treat obesity? new study tests dramatherapy with exercise
NCT ID NCT07685483
First seen Jul 06, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding dramatherapy—using role play, improvisation, and creative exercises—to a standard exercise program improves quality of life for adults with obesity and eating disorders. Participants are in medical or bariatric care and will be randomly assigned to exercise alone or exercise plus dramatherapy. The main goal is to see if the combination leads to better emotional and social well-being.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- dramatherapy and adapted physical activity
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way to improve emotional well-being and long-term health habits for people with obesity.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial with a behavioral intervention, so results may not apply broadly. The added benefit of dramatherapy over exercise alone may be small or absent.
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Conditions
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Clinique Elsan de Saint Omer
RECRUITINGBlendecques, Hauts-de-France, 62575, France
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