Plain-English translation of NCT05689944 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This trial is testing whether dance-therapy—a type of movement-based art therapy—can help young people aged 12 to 20 who live with chronic pain. Researchers believe that dancing may help reduce pain intensity, ease anxiety, and help participants feel better about their bodies and more confident moving. The study will compare three groups: one doing weekly dance sessions, one doing traditional art-therapy (drawing and collages), and one control group that doesn't participate in either activity.
When chronic pain develops, many young people become afraid to move—a fear that can actually make their pain worse and hurt their mood and body image. While art-therapy has helped adult pain patients, it's rarely offered to teenagers, and movement-based therapies like dance have not been well-studied in this age group. This trial aims to fill that gap.
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If you're in the dance-therapy group, you'll attend one 60-minute dance session each week for 15 weeks. You'll also fill out brief daily diaries about your pain and sleep, and complete questionnaires about your mood, anxiety, and how you feel about your body at specific timepoints. The entire study lasts about 7 months. The art-therapy and control groups follow a similar schedule of check-ins and questionnaires, though without the weekly dance sessions.
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