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This study will see if 8 weeks of mindfulness or dance/movement therapy can help young adults with difficult childhood experiences who struggle to manage emotions. Participants will be assigned to one therapy, with progress checked before starting therapy, after therapy ends, and two months later.

Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Intervention and Dance Movement Therapy for Emotion Regulation among Young Adults with Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/08/093078
Enrollment
80
Registered
2025-08-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Dance Movement Therapy: Group-based, manualised program adapted for young adults with emotion regulation difficulties, consisting of 8 weekly sessions of 60 90 minutes each. Sessions wi

Sponsors

Shreya Pooja Deuri
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 18 to 25 years and currently enrolled in a college or university 2. Score in the moderate to severe range on at least one subscale of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire Short Form, based on the following cutoff scores: emotional abuse greater than or equal to 13, physical abuse greater than or equal to 10, sexual abuse greater than or equal to 8, emotional neglect greater than or equal to 15, and physical neglect greater than or equal to 10 (Bernstein & Fink, 1998) 3. Score between 39 to 54 on the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale 16, indicating mild to moderate difficulty in Emotion Regulation (Burton et al., 2022) 4. Provide informed consent and express willingness to participate in either DMT or MBI intervention arm. 5. Physically able to participate in group-based movement or mindfulness sessions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Have a clinical psychiatric diagnosis or substance use disorder, as indicated by self-report or medical records. 2. Are currently receiving psychotropic medication or engaged in ongoing psychotherapy. 3. Have medical contraindications for movement, including diagnosed movement disorders, recent surgical procedures, or any condition that significantly restricts safe physical activity.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Emotion RegulationTimepoint: T1 Pre-intervention assessment (baseline) T2 Post-intervention assessment (immediately after 8-week intervention) T3 Two-month follow-up assessment—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Emotional Distress, Mindfulness and Body ConnectionTimepoint: T1 Pre-intervention assessment (baseline) T2 Post-intervention assessment (immediately after 8-week intervention) T3 Two-month follow-up assessment—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Priyadarshee Abhishek

Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health

vikas85punia@gmail.com9992144462

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026