A Psychomotor Group Intervention for Young Adults With Anxiety Symptoms

NCT07681765 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 9001099
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 12
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a psychomotor (a body-oriented therapy) group intervention can be feasibly delivered to a group of young adults (age 18-35) with anxiety symptoms within a higher educational setting. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Is it possible to recruit and retain participants in this intervention?
• Is the intervention acceptable and tolerable to participants?
• Do participants complete the planned sessions and assessments? Participants will:
• Attend one weekly group session over ten consecutive weeks
• Participate in active and contemplative body-based exercises
• Complete questionnaires about their mental health and interviews about their experiences of participating

Conditions

Anxiety; Stress and Anxiety; Interoceptive Awareness; Interoception; Feasibility Studies; The Focus of the Study is Feasibility Measures Such as Recruitment, Retention, Fidelity, and Acceptability

Keywords

psychomotor therapy; anxiety; anxiety symptoms; interoceptive awareness; body awareness; interoception; mind-body interventions; feasibility

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Number of participants recruited

  Enrollment during a three month period from June 2025 to September 2025. Enrollment interview was approximately 20 minutes. Participants had the option of attending a one hour information meeting.

  For each participant: 20 minutes during the three month enrollment period.

• Number of participants retained

  From enrollment to end of intervention at 11 weeks

• Attendance

  Number of participants attending each of the ten weekly sessions

  From beginning of intervention to end of intervention at 11 weeks

• Acceptability to participants

  Evaluated through qualitative interviews with a duration of 45-60 minutes

  Post intervention at 12 weeks

• Fidelity of the intervention

  The extent to which intervention components were administered as intended. This was registered by an observer who registered any deviations from a therapy manual.

  From beginning of intervention to end of intervention at 11 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Changes in Beck Anxiety Inventory

  Baseline and post-intervention at 11 weeks

• Changes in Perceived Stress Scale

  Baseline and post-intervention at 11 weeks

• Changes i WHO-Five Well-Being Index

  Baseline and post-intervention at 11 weeks

• Changes in Multiple Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness

  Baseline and post-intervention at 11 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Psychomotor intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Ten weekly psychomotor therapy group sessions

Interventions

Ten weekly psychomotor therapy group sessions BEHAVIORAL

Ten weekly sessions of a psychomotor therapy group program. Session duration: 2½ hours. Group size: 12 participants. Sessions include psychoeducational content and body-oriented exercises such as breathing exercises, relaxation exercises, body scans, or grounding exercises.

Psychomotor intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 34 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Age between 18 and 34 years
• A score of at least 2 on item 10 of the Anxiety Symptom Scale (indicating the perceived strain of the experienced anxiety symptoms) and at least 1 on one or more of items 1-3 (generalized anxiety symptoms and avoidance behavior)
• Sufficient Danish language proficiency to participate in group sessions and interviews

You may not qualify if:

• Physical or psychological conditions that prevents participation in group-based or bodily-activities, such as significant musculoskelatal impairment or current, untreated episodes of psychosis
• Ongoing alcohol or substance abuse
• Concurrent participation in another body-oriented intervention program

Sponsors & Collaborators

• VIA University College: lead

Study Sites (1)

VIA University College

Aarhus, Region Midt, 8200, Denmark

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: A single arm feasibility study where all participants receive the intervention (participate in a ten week group program)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 12, 2026
• First Posted: July 2, 2026
• Study Start: September 12, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 18, 2025
• Study Completion: December 18, 2025
• Last Updated: July 2, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Locations

DK (1)