Gentle movement, big relief? qi gong tested for trauma symptoms
NCT ID NCT07670663
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether 12 weekly Qi Gong sessions can reduce dissociative symptoms—like feeling disconnected from yourself or your surroundings—in adults who experienced childhood trauma. Ninety outpatients will be randomly assigned to either add Qi Gong to their usual care or continue with usual care alone. Researchers will measure changes using questionnaires before, after, and two months following the program.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Qi Gong sessions
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a gentle, non-drug option to help people with trauma-related dissociation feel more present and grounded.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 90 participants. Qi Gong may not reduce symptoms for everyone, and the results may not apply to broader populations.
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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 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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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 of age or older * A score above the 10th percentile on the Dissociative Experience Scale-II (DES-II) * A score above 2 on the ACE scale (Adverse Childhood Experiences by Felitti et al., 1998) * A medical certificate attesting to the participant's fitness to practice Qigong * A person enrolled in or receiving benefits from a social security program * Free, informed, and written consent signed by the participant and the investigator (no later than the day of enrollment and prior to any examination required by the study). Exclusion Criteria: * In a suicidal crisis * In a hallucinatory crisis * Experiencing a major depressive episode * Unstabilized * Pregnant women * Those who do not understand French * Under guardianship or conservatorship * Under judicial protection
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