New therapy combo targets deep brain responses in dissociative disorders
NCT ID NCT07677046
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study explores whether combining a trauma-focused therapy called Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) with a supportive group program is feasible and helpful for adults with complex dissociative disorders like Dissociative Identity Disorder. Ten participants will receive weekly individual DBR sessions plus two online group sessions per week for 16 weeks. Researchers will measure recruitment, retention, and symptom changes to see if this integrated approach warrants larger studies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new, tolerable treatment approach for complex dissociative disorders that combines individual therapy with group support.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 10 participants and no comparison group, so results may not apply broadly and the therapy may not prove effective in larger trials.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * Meets criteria for complex dissociative disorder (DID or OSDD; e.g. F44.88/F44.81) * Referred to the Trauma Outpatient Clinic * Own motivation to participate in the DBR intervention and the associated group program Exclusion Criteria: * Ongoing severe substance abuse * Violent behavior * Severe current crisis * Ongoing high risk of suicide * Psychotic disorder
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Modum Bad, Out patient Trauma clinic
Oslo, Oslo, 0251, Norway
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