Can body awareness ease personality disorder symptoms? new trial investigates
NCT ID NCT07342270
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests sensorimotor psychotherapy, a body-oriented therapy, for people with personality disorders who experienced early childhood trauma. The therapy uses 12 group sessions to teach skills for regulating emotions and body responses. Researchers will compare it to standard treatment in 131 adults across five Dutch clinics, measuring changes in emotion regulation, body awareness, and PTSD symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sensorimotor psychotherapy (a body-oriented therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to help people with personality disorders and trauma better manage their emotions and body awareness.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with a small group, so results may not apply to everyone. The therapy is new and may not work better than standard care.
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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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About 131 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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.
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16 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: * Aged 16 and older * Diagnosed with a personality disorder according to the DSM-classification * Has a history of early childhood trauma Exclusion Criteria: * Does not master Dutch / English sufficiently for filling out the questionnaire cannot fill participate in the research. * Presents factors or behaviour that disrupts participation in the group and undermines treatment will be excluded from this study.
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