An interventional study of Qi-Gong in Psychiatry, sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-23.
Sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether participation in 12 Qi Gong sessions (intervention group), compared with usual care without Qi Gong (control group), reduces dissociative symptoms, as measured by the Dissociative Experience Scale-II (DES-II), between T0 and T1, in outpatients hospitalized for psychiatric disorders related to aversive experiences during childhood.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
- a) To assess whether participation in the Qi Gong program leads to a reduction in symptoms related to complex trauma, b) To assess whether participation in the Qi Gong program leads to an increase in the level of mindfulness c) To explore whether the effect of the Qi Gong program on reducing dissociative symptoms varies according to participants' baseline level of dissociation (Dissociative Experiences Scale-II ) d) To explore whether the effect of the Qi Gong program on reducing dissociative symptoms is sustained over time e) To explore the experiences of patients who participated in the Qi Gong sessions following the intervention.
This is a randomized controlled trial with parallel groups:
Participants will be required to:
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Exclusion Criteria:
One Qi Gong session per week for 12 weeks, in groups of six, led by a certified professional.
Other: Qi-Gong
Routine care at a medical-psychological center (appointments with psychologists, doctors, and registered nurses scheduled as part of standard care), excluding participation in Qi Gong sessions
1 Qi Gong session per week for 12 weeks
Change in dissociative symptoms
Symptoms of dissociation, as measured by the Dissociative Experiences Scale-II (DES-II), will be compared between the intervention group (Qi Gong sessions) and the control group (usual care without Qi Gong).
Time frame: 3 months after enrollment
To assess whether participation in the Qi-Gong program leads to a reduction in symptoms related to complex trauma
Change in International Trauma Questionnaire scores between T1 and T0 (T1-T0); The DES-II is a validated 28-item self-report questionnaire used to assess the intensity and frequency of dissociative experiences. It is based on the concept of a dissociative continuum ranging from mild forms (absorption) to more severe forms (amnesia, depersonalization, derealization). Participants rate each item on a Likert scale ranging from 0% to 100%, indicating how often they experience each described phenomenon. The final score is the average of the responses to all 28 items (ranging from 0 to 100%). The higher the score, the more "dissociated" the person is.
Time frame: 3 months after enrollment
To assess whether participation in the Qigong program leads to an increase in the level of mindfulness
Change in Mindfull Attention Awarness Scale (MAAS) scores between T1 and T0 (T1-T0); The MAAS (Brown \& Ryan 2003) is a 15-item questionnaire scored on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from "Almost Always" (1) to "Almost Never" (6). The total score therefore ranges from 15 to 90. The higher the score, the more frequently the person is mindful.
Time frame: 3 months after enrollement
To investigate whether the effect of the Qigong program on reducing dissociative symptoms varies depending on participants' initial level of dissociation
Change in the mean DES-II score between T1 and T0 (T1-T0), according to the baseline level of dissociation, as measured by the DES-II. The DES-II is a validated 28-item self-report questionnaire used to assess the intensity and frequency of dissociative experiences. It is based on the concept of a dissociative continuum ranging from mild forms (absorption) to more severe forms (amnesia, depersonalization, derealization). Participants rate each item on a Likert scale ranging from 0% to 100%, indicating how often they experience each described phenomenon. The final score is the average of the responses to all 28 items (ranging from 0 to 100%). The higher the score, the more "dissociated" the person is.
Time frame: 3 months after enrollment
To investigate whether the effect of the Qigong program on reducing dissociative symptoms persists over time
Change in the mean DES-II score between T2 and T1 (T2 - T1). The DES-II is a validated 28-item self-report questionnaire used to assess the intensity and frequency of dissociative experiences. It is based on the concept of a dissociative continuum ranging from mild forms (absorption) to more severe forms (amnesia, depersonalization, derealization). Participants rate each item on a Likert scale ranging from 0% to 100%, indicating how often they experience each described phenomenon. The final score is the average of the responses to all 28 items (ranging from 0 to 100%). The higher the score, the more "dissociated" the person is.
Time frame: 5 months after enrollement
To explore the experiences of patients who participated in Qi Gong sessions following the intervention.
The experiences of patients who participated in Qi Gong sessions were assessed through focus groups held after each Qi Gong session, in the form of a debriefing,
Time frame: 3 month after enrollment
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