Validation of a Dance As Therapy Program in Co-facilitation (VaDDanC)

Psychotherapeutic Care of Women Victims of Sexual Violence, Longitudinal Comparative Study and Therapeutic Evaluation of a Dance As Therapy Program

The objective is to validate a psychotherapeutic group protocol of dance as therapy created by LOBA association with a comparative non-randomized study.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Quality of Life; Stress; Depression, Anxiety; Body Image; Trauma, Psychological; Attachment Disorder; Social Relationship
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: RECREATION therapy

Detailed Description

This present research is a prospective longitudinal monocentric comparative study of an alternative, non-pharmacological therapy. It is a controlled, non-randomized, and experimental study in which half of the participants benefit from an additional program with speech and movement co-therapy via body activity, and the other half only benefit from standard support (e.g. medical, social, and legal assistance, individual psychotherapy).

The effect of this program will be examined across three dimensions:

• A clinical trial of N=80 participants to compare symptom improvement between individuals receiving the standard support for victims of sexual violence (N=40) and those receiving, in addition, the RECREATION program (N=40).
• A longitudinal evaluation of physiological conditions, psychological traits, and social well-being of RECREATION workshop attendees (N=10) versus victims not participating in said workshops (N=10).
• A qualitative analysis of interviews with program participants and their associated professionals (data saturation sample size).

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 65

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Paris, France, 75006
    • LOBA

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Migration-affected adult women (over 18 years old) victims of sexual violence, mostly born in Subsaharian African Countries.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• French-speaking
• Woman
• Over 18 years old
• Victim of sexual violence

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-French-speaking person,
• Under 18 years old
• Not woman
• Not victim of sexual violence

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

4

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Non participants; Individuals receiving the standard support for victims of sexual violence (e.g. medical, social, and legal assistance, individual psychotherapy)
Participants; Individuals receiving the RECREATION program in addition to standard support for victims of sexual violence	Behavioral: RECREATION therapy; Dance as therapy program with speech and movement co-therapy via body activity.
Long term participants; Individual receiving the RECREATION program for at least a month	Behavioral: RECREATION therapy; Dance as therapy program with speech and movement co-therapy via body activity.
Professionals; Professionals associated with long term participants, working with them for standard support

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Rate of participants presenting an improvement in PCLS scores at 6 months	Posttraumatic stress disorder checklist (PCLS) scores range from 0 to 85; a higher score means a worse outcome.	6 months period between January 2022 and April 2024
Rate of participants presenting an improvement in DASS-21 scores at 6 months	Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale in 21 (DASS-21) items scores range from 0 to 63; a higher score means a worse outcome.	6 months period between January 2022 and April 2024
Rate of participants presenting an improvement in QSCPGS scores at 6 months	Body satisfaction and global self-perception questionnaire (QSCPGS) scores range from -100 to +100; a higher score means a better outcome	6 months period between January 2022 and April 2024
Rate of participants presenting an improvement in SF-36 scores at 6 months	Short Form Health Survey in 36 items (SF-36) scores range from 0 to 100; a higher score means a better outcome	6 months period between January 2022 and April 2024
Rate of participants presenting an improvement in SSQ6 scores at 6 months	Social Support Questionnaire in 6 items (SSQ6) scores range from 0 to 54 for the availability subscale and from 6 to 36 for the satisfaction subscale. For both subscales, a higher score means a better outcome	6 months period between January 2022 and April 2024
Rate of participants presenting a change in RSQ score at 6 months	Relationship Scales Questionnaire (RSQ) scores give an attachment profile, attachment strategies and a self and other model.	6 months period between January 2022 and April 2024
Rate of participants presenting an improvement in RFQ8 score at 6 months	Reflexive Functioning Questionnaire in 8 items (RFQ8) scores range from 0 to 18; a higher score means a worse outcome.	6 months period between January 2022 and April 2024
Number of participants presenting an improvement in Rorschach protocol at 1 year	Rorschach protocols are interpreted both qualitatively and quantitatively (psychogram). This outcome focuses on trauma symptomatology.	A year between April 2022 and December 2023
Number of participants presenting an improvement in AAI scores at 1 year	Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) scores range from 0 to 90; a higher score means a better outcome.	A year between April 2022 and December 2023
Number of identical themes in participants' and professionals' semi-structured interviews	Number of identical themes in participants' and professionals' semi-structured interviews	One interview per person between September 2022 and March 2023

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Franche-Comté
• Collaborators: University of Lorraine; University of Roehampton; LOBA association
• Investigators: Study Director: Rose-Angélique Belot, Université de Franche-Comté, Fr; Principal Investigator: Crystal Tomaszewski, Université de Franche-Comté, Université de Lorraine, LOBA, Fr; Study Director: Aziz Essadek, Université de Lorraine, Fr; Study Director: Christophe Clesse, University of Roehampton, UK

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Tomaszewski C, Belot RA, Essadek A, Onumba-Bessonnet H, Clesse C. Impact of dance therapy on adults with psychological trauma: a systematic review. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2023;14(2):2225152. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2023.2225152.
• Tomaszewski, C., Essadek, A., Onumba-Bessonnet, H., Clesse, C. et Belot, R.-A. (2024). Violences sexuelles, traumatismes et mentalisation, Etude de la dynamique psychique à partir du cas Hélène. L'Evolution Psychiatrique. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evopsy.2024.06.002

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 18, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): April 18, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 1, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 30, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): September 7, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): December 9, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 4, 2024
• Last Verified: December 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Trauma; Psychotherapy; Attachment; Mentalization; Longitudinal study; Sexual violence; Dance as therapy
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders; Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Psychological Trauma
• Other Study ID Numbers: CERUBFC-2021-11-09-035

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No