Impact of intentional Self-touch (Idiopraxie) on psychological well-being, compared to progressive muscle relaxation (PMR)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00036751

Enrollment

Registered

2025-05-20

Start date

2025-06-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-02-02

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Conditions

Subjective well-being, perceived stress, body acceptance, physical relaxation and tension, psychological functioning

Interventions

Group 1: one-week training : Intervention with Idiopraxie through a 15 min. Video watched at home Group 2: one-week training : Intervention with progressive muscle relaxation through a 15 min. Video w

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: At least 18 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Reported mental disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in subjective well-being based on self-reported ratings before and after the video over the course of five consecutive days, compared between the two groups (Idiopraxie vs. PMR). • Well-being is assessed using the following items: • How is your current mood? (positive – negative) • What is your current stress level? (low – high) • How tense does your body currently feel? (low – high) • How relaxed does your body currently feel? (low – high) • How would you currently rate your acceptance of your body? (low – high) • How would you currently rate your physical well-being? (low – high) • How would you rate your experience with the body-oriented training? (pleasant–unpleasant)	—

Measure

Time frame

Change in subjective well-being based on self-reported ratings before and after the video over the course of five consecutive days, compared between the two groups (Idiopraxie vs. PMR). • Well-being is assessed using the following items: • How is your current mood? (positive – negative) • What is your current stress level? (low – high) • How tense does your body currently feel? (low – high) • How relaxed does your body currently feel? (low – high) • How would you currently rate your acceptance of your body? (low – high) • How would you currently rate your physical well-being? (low – high) • How would you rate your experience with the body-oriented training? (pleasant–unpleasant)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Change in the results of standardized psychological questionnaires measured at the beginning (Day 1) and the end (Day 7) of the intervention, compared between the two groups (Idiopraxie vs. PMR), assessed using the following questionnaires: • Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) – Anxiety, Depression, Somatization • Perceived Stress Scale (PSS; Klein et al., 2016) • German version of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (German BAS-2; Behrend & Warschburger, 2022) • Heidelberg Questionnaire for the Assessment of Emotion Regulation Strategies (HFERS; Izadpanah et al., 2019) •Self Compation Scale (SCS-D) (Hupfeld, J. & Ruffieux, N. 2011)	—

Measure

Time frame

Change in the results of standardized psychological questionnaires measured at the beginning (Day 1) and the end (Day 7) of the intervention, compared between the two groups (Idiopraxie vs. PMR), assessed using the following questionnaires: • Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) – Anxiety, Depression, Somatization • Perceived Stress Scale (PSS; Klein et al., 2016) • German version of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (German BAS-2; Behrend & Warschburger, 2022) • Heidelberg Questionnaire for the Assessment of Emotion Regulation Strategies (HFERS; Izadpanah et al., 2019) •Self Compation Scale (SCS-D) (Hupfeld, J. & Ruffieux, N. 2011)

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Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactBarbara Pammer

Institut für Psychologie

barbara.pammer@uni-graz.at+43 316 380-5133

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026