Can rewriting your life story improve mental health? small trial tests new therapy
NCT ID NCT07082777
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a therapy called RETELL that helps people with severe mental illness explore and reshape their life stories. The goal is to improve personal recovery, quality of life, and identity. Twenty adults with conditions like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or PTSD will take part in 8-12 sessions. The study mainly checks if the therapy is feasible and acceptable, not whether it works for sure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- narrative therapy (storytelling sessions)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to help people with severe mental illness feel better about themselves and their lives, even if symptoms remain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 20 participants. It is not designed to prove the therapy works, only that it can be tested. Results may not apply to everyone.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aarhus Univerity
Aarhus C, 8000, Denmark
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