Impact of intentional Self-touch (Idiopraxie) on the well-being after a one time intervention, in comparison with progressive muscle relaxation (PMR).

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00036756

Enrollment

Registered

2025-05-20

Start date

2025-06-13

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 time intervention with Idiopraxie through a 15 minute video. Group 2: Active control group: one time intervention with PMR trough a 15 minute video.

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 watching the video once, 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) • How much energy do you have ( 0-100) • How high is your current emotional tension? (0–100) • How satisfied do you feel right now? (0–100) • How well can you concentrate at the moment? (0–100)	—

Measure

Time frame

Change in subjective well-being based on self-reported ratings before and after watching the video once, 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) • How much energy do you have ( 0-100) • How high is your current emotional tension? (0–100) • How satisfied do you feel right now? (0–100) • How well can you concentrate at the moment? (0–100)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of baseline psychological functioning using standardized questionnaires before the intervention. The following constructs are measured: • psychological symptoms (anxiety, depression, somatization) with the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), • perceived stress with the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), (Klein et al. 2016) • body appreciation with the German Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2), (Behrend & Warschburger, 2022) • emotional regulation strategies with the "Heidelberger Fragebogen zur Erfassung von Emotionsregulationsstrategien" (HFERS) (Izadpanah et al. 2019) • Self Compation Scale (SCS-D) (Hupfeld, J. & Ruffieux, N. 2011) • Short Version of the Big Five Inventory (BFI-K) (Rammstedt & John, 2005) The data will be analyzed to explore baseline characteristics and potential group differences prior to the intervention.	—

Measure

Time frame

Assessment of baseline psychological functioning using standardized questionnaires before the intervention. The following constructs are measured: • psychological symptoms (anxiety, depression, somatization) with the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), • perceived stress with the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), (Klein et al. 2016) • body appreciation with the German Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2), (Behrend & Warschburger, 2022) • emotional regulation strategies with the "Heidelberger Fragebogen zur Erfassung von Emotionsregulationsstrategien" (HFERS) (Izadpanah et al. 2019) • Self Compation Scale (SCS-D) (Hupfeld, J. & Ruffieux, N. 2011) • Short Version of the Big Five Inventory (BFI-K) (Rammstedt & John, 2005) The data will be analyzed to explore baseline characteristics and potential group differences prior to the intervention.

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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