Can a sensory room help traumatized teens regain control?
NCT ID NCT07200713
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether a therapy called Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART) works better than standard care for youth aged 7-17 who have experienced trauma and struggle with self-regulation. The trial will involve 120 participants randomly assigned to SMART or usual treatment, with follow-ups at 6 and 12 months. Researchers will measure improvements in emotional control, trauma symptoms, and daily functioning, and explore which youth benefit most.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sensory motor arousal regulation treatment (SMART) - a psychological therapy using a special room and techniques
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a more effective therapy option for youth struggling with self-regulation after trauma, improving emotional control and daily functioning.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small early-stage trial (120 participants) comparing SMART to usual treatment, so results may not apply broadly. The therapy is psychological, not a drug, so effects may vary and benefits might not be dramatic.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
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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7 to 17 years
- 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: These are based on the Developmental Trauma Disorder Semistructured Interview (DTD-SI), which has four domains (A-D). Based on the DTD-SI, which is detailed below, inclusion requires: * The presence of developmental trauma history (domain A) * One symptom in each of the domains B-D * At least four symptoms (of a maximum 15) in domains B-D considered together Domains A to D above refers to the following: * Domain A. Lifetime contemporaneous exposure to developmental trauma, defined as either (i) Interpersonal victimization: physical or sexual abuse or assault, domestic/intimate partner violence, bullying, harassment, exploitation, trafficking, hate crimes, or racial/ethnic/identity trauma, or (ii) Primary caregiving system attachment disruption: caregiver change or prolonged separation, gross neglect (physical, medical, emotional), psychological maltreatment (emotional abuse, emotional neglect, parental hostility or over-controlling), caregiver impairment due to mental illness or substance abuse, or chronic medical condition (by child or caregiver) * Domain B. Affective and somatic dysregulation: (i) Emotion dysregulation, (ii) Somatic dysregulation, (iii) Impaired awareness or dissociation of emotions and body, (iv) Impaired capacity to describe emotions or bodily states * Domain C. Attentional and behavioral dysregulation: (i) Threat-related rumination, (ii) Impaired capacity for self protection, (iii) Maladaptive self-soothing, (iv) Habitual or reactive self-harm, (v) Inability to initiate or sustain goal-directed behavior * Domain D. Self and relational dysregulation: (i) Persistent extreme negative self-perception, (ii) attachment insecurity and disorganization, (iii) Extreme persistent distrust, defiance or lack of reciprocity in close relationships, (iv) Reactive physical or verbal aggression, (v) Psychological boundary deficits, (vi) Impaired capacity to regulate empathic arousal Exclusion Criteria: * Active psychosis * Not fluent in Norwegian language * Developmental challenges - IQ \< 70 * Has previously used SMART room
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dpt of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Vestre Viken - Asker
RECRUITINGAsker, Akershus, Norway
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Dpt of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Vestre Viken - Drammen
RECRUITINGDrammen, Buskerud, Norway
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Dpt of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Vestre Viken - Kongsberg
RECRUITINGKongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
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Dpt of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Vestre Viken - Ringerike Ål
RECRUITINGÅl, Buskerud, Norway
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