Can art and exercise teach better emotional control?
NCT ID NCT02911207
First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing whether a combination of creative and physical activities helps chronically ill patients strengthen their emotion management skills. The trial enrolls 150 adults with a chronic illness who receive care at Nantes University Hospital. Participants choose one creative activity and one physical activity, and researchers measure changes in emotion regulation and quality of life over six months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a combination of one creative activity and one physical activity
- What this could lead to
- If the combination helps, it could offer a low-risk, accessible way for people with chronic illnesses to build emotion management skills and improve daily quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small and early, and results may not apply to other patient groups or settings. Participants must be able to attend activities, and benefits may depend on how consistently they take part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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150 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2016
- Finished
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Dec 2018
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years old and over * Chronical illness * Followed by a physician from Nantes University hospital Exclusion Criteria: * Having already taken part in activities within the association "La Fabrique Créative de Santé" * Mental illness
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nantes University Hospital
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, 44093, France