Body-Oriented Therapy for Sexual Abuse Recovery

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)24 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to examine and compare the effects of two body therapy approaches in women who have experienced child sexual abuse.

Women who have experienced child sexual abuse often display symptoms of dissociation and lack of bodily self-awareness which hinder the recovery process. Mind-body researchers have examined alternative therapeutic approaches to eliminating these factors. This study will compare a standardized therapeutic message to body-oriented therapy which involves a combination of hands-on bodywork and verbal therapy focused on somatic and emotional awareness.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Child Abuse, Sexual Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Dissociation

Interventions

Body-Oriented TherapyBEHAVIORAL

Standardized Massage TherapyBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 25 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Self-reported child sexual abuse * In current psychotherapy for child sexual abuse recovery Exclusion Criteria: * Over 6 months of past experience with body-oriented therapy * Diagnosis or medications for psychosis * Drug or alcohol addiction * Current abusive relationship * Dissociative disorder * In transition on psychotropic medication

Locations (1)

University of Washington School of Nursing

Seattle, Washington, United States

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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