Unexplained Chronic PainMOUV'ONNCT05380141
Art and Movement at the Service of Children Who Are Victims of School Bullying
An observational study of Unexplained Chronic Pain and School Bullying, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 1 site in France.
Trial summary
In the context of the care of children or adolescents with unexplained chronic pain, it is not uncommon to find that some patients confide in past or present school bullying. School bullying can have devastating consequences. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 6 to 17 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Unexplained Chronic Pain, School Bullying
- What is being tested?
- Individual patient interviews
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- How many people
- 8 participants
- Where
- 1 siteFrance
- Study dates
- 2 Jun 2022to 30 Nov 2022
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 6 to 17 years
- All sexes
- Child
Study population: Patients referred to a chronic pain consultation at the Necker hospital with identification of school absenteeism or dropping out and having been the victim of school harassment.
Who may be able to join
- Patients referred to a chronic pain consultation at the Necker hospital with identification of school absenteeism or dropping out and having been the victim of school harassment
- Non-opposition of the holders of parental authority and of the child / adolescent
- Mobility to participate in workshops
- Patients fluent in French
Who cannot join
- Patients with proven psychiatric history, unwilling to work in a group
- Patients with reduced mobility
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
In the context of the care of children or adolescents with unexplained chronic pain, it is not uncommon to find that some patients confide in past or present school bullying.
School bullying can have devastating consequences. Often taboo or not taken into account, it can lead to school phobia with dropout, extreme moral suffering or even reactive physical disorders. Loss of confidence, withdrawal into oneself can develop major depressive syndromes that can lead to suicidal thoughts and acting out.
Read more
The Mouv'on project offers these children/adolescents the opportunity to experience the art of movement, on the border between martial arts and dance (group sessions) and creative art (production of a street-art fresco) in order to regain confidence, restore the link to the other, discover or re-discover the relationship to the body.
It is indeed a parenthesis of relaxation, movement, breathing and meeting. The meeting of the child with himself but also with a group.
The objectives of the study are to assess the benefits of the workshops offered to children and adolescents on self-esteem and on the feeling of pain and the impact of pain on daily behavior.
Read the detailed description
The pain medicine consultation at Necker Enfants Malades Hospital sees very regularly and more and more frequently children and adolescents referred for unexplained chronic pain (abdominal pain, headache, limb pain) often associated with sleep disorders, eating disorders and behavioral disorders.
Sometimes, these disorders are so important that they invade the daily life of the child and lead to school absenteeism that can go as far as dropping out of school.
It is by dint of a specific listening, of patience, of taking into account the word of the child in consultation, that often, bonds are woven and the young patients confide on the past or present school bullying.
The pain medicine consultation at Necker Enfants Malades Hospital will offer these patients the opportunity to participate in two workshop sessions:
- st workshop: The art of movement - 10 sessions (1 hour per session) The first thing children/teenagers will discover is the importance of breathing. They will be able to reclaim it and then experiment with it in pairs, with others, in different conditions. This work, accompanied by an experienced teacher, will consist of connecting/reconnecting to one's body through situations involving the physique and the small and large muscle groups, gently, at each person's pace. Young people will learn to be in movement (martial arts / dance) and to have the right posture with regard to different situations. Thus, they will experience this connection to themselves, to the other, to others, in conditions of cooperation or conditions known as opposition.
- nd workshop: creative art - 8 sessions (from 1 to 2 hours per session) The street-art sessions will take place in two stages. The first is the preparation phase (3 sessions) during which the participants will choose the theme and patterns.
The second stage will be the realisation phase of the mural on a wall of the Necker hospital.
This creative art will allow children and adolescents to experiment together, create, help each other, talk to each other to be able to move forward again.
These street-art sessions (art that attracts, fascinates, and is an integral part of contemporary art), could make it possible to convey ideas, values, emotions and ultimately to convey strong messages.
The creation in team will help children and adolescents to develop many social skills, such as patience, empathy, communication, respect for others, compromise, cohesion and tolerance. It will also help them develop trust in themselves and in each other.
The objectives of the study are to assess the benefits of the workshops offered to children and adolescents on self-esteem and on the feeling of pain and the impact of pain on daily behavior.
- Conditions
- Unexplained Chronic Pain, School Bullying
- Being tested
- Individual patient interviews
- Keywords
- Unexplained chronic pain, School bullying, Art of movement workshop, Creative art workshop, Self-esteem, Feeling of pain, Social skills
- Medical subject headings
- Social Skills
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Individual patient interviewsBehavioural
Two individual interviews, of one hour duration, will take place for each patient before the beginning of participating to the workshops and in the month following the end of the workshops.
They will be led by a psychologist and a nurse from the functional pain and palliative medicine unit of Necker Hospital and 3 questionnaires will be completed during each interview.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Patients | Patients, children and adolescents referred to the chronic pain consultation of Necker Hospital with identification of school absenteeism or dropping out and having been the victim of school bullying. Receives: Behavioral: Individual patient interviews |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Assessment of self-esteem
We will use the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (CSEI), a self-administered questionnaire designed to measure attitudes toward the self in a variety of areas for children and adolescents. The CSEI consists of 58 items and yields an overall score and four separate scores representing specific aspects of self-esteem, namely, general self, social self-peers, home parents, and school academic. A set of eight additional items constitutes a lie scale. Each item is worth 2 points, making possible total scores range from 0 - 100, with higher scores relating to higher self-esteem. This questionnaire will be completed during the two individual interviews of the patient, before and 1 month after the workshops, in order to assess the benefits of workshops on self-esteem. Success will be defined for an average increase in score of 10% at the end of the workshops.
Measured: 6 months
Secondary outcomes (2)
Felt painful
The pain measurement tool will be adapted according to the age of the patient:
- Between 6 and 10 years old: corporal diagram which will give access to both the location and the intensity of the pain, supplemented by a few questions to assess the duration, rhythm, etc.
- From 11 years old: pain rating using a numerical scale supplemented by a few questions to assess the duration, rhythm, etc.
This assessment will be done during the two individual interviews of the patient, before the beginning of the workshops and in the month following the end of the workshops, in order to assess the benefits of workshops offered to children and adolescents on felt painful.
Success will be define by a loss of 2 points in average on the pain scale (0 no pain to 10 worst pain) after the workshops.
Measured: 6 months
Impact of pain on daily behavior (BPI)
The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) is a self-administered questionnaire use for chronic pain conditions. It is a nine items form which will give two main scores: a pain severity and a pain interference. The pain severity score is calculated from the four items about pain intensity rated from 0, no pain, to 10, pain as bad as you can imagine. The pain interference score corresponds to seven sub-items rated from 0, does not interfere, to 10, completely interferes. This questionnaire will be completed during the two individual interviews of the patient, before and 1 month after the workshops, in order to assess the benefits of workshops on the impact of pain on daily behavior. Success will be defined for an average decrease in score of 10% at the end of the workshops.
Measured: 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 May 2022
- Study start2 Jun 2022
- Primary completion30 Nov 2022
- Study completion30 Nov 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Unexplained Chronic PainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de ParisThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 8 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Véronique Zellner, Principal investigator, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de ParisCéline Greco, MD, Study director, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05380141
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- APHP220339
- Other IDs
- 2022-A00430-43
- Acronym
- MOUV'ON
- Status last verified
- Jan 2023
- First submitted
- 12 May 2022
- Last updated
- 12 Sep 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 12 Sep 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Art and Movement at the Service of Children Who Are Victims of School Bullying
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05380141
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- MOUV'ON / APHP220339
- Conditions
- Unexplained Chronic Pain, School Bullying
- Keywords
- Unexplained chronic pain, School bullying, Art of movement workshop, Creative art workshop, Self-esteem, Feeling of pain, Social skills
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 8 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de ParisUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin
- Study start
- 2 Jun 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Nov 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Nov 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 18 May 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
In the context of the care of children or adolescents with unexplained chronic pain, it is not uncommon to find that some patients confide in past or present school bullying.
School bullying can have devastating consequences. Often taboo or not taken into account, it can lead to school phobia with dropout, extreme moral suffering or even reactive physical disorders. Loss of confidence, withdrawal into oneself can develop major depressive syndromes that can lead to suicidal thoughts and acting out.
The Mouv'on project offers these children/adolescents the opportunity to experience the art of movement, on the border between martial arts and dance (group sessions) and creative art (production of a street-art fresco) in order to regain confidence, restore the link to the other, discover or re-discover the relationship to the body.
It is indeed a parenthesis of relaxation, movement, breathing and meeting. The meeting of the child with himself but also with a group.
The objectives of the study are to assess the benefits of the workshops offered to children and adolescents on self-esteem and on the feeling of pain and the impact of pain on daily behavior.
Detailed description
The pain medicine consultation at Necker Enfants Malades Hospital sees very regularly and more and more frequently children and adolescents referred for unexplained chronic pain (abdominal pain, headache, limb pain) often associated with sleep disorders, eating disorders and behavioral disorders.
Sometimes, these disorders are so important that they invade the daily life of the child and lead to school absenteeism that can go as far as dropping out of school.
It is by dint of a specific listening, of patience, of taking into account the word of the child in consultation, that often, bonds are woven and the young patients confide on the past or present school bullying.
The pain medicine consultation at Necker Enfants Malades Hospital will offer these patients the opportunity to participate in two workshop sessions:
- st workshop: The art of movement - 10 sessions (1 hour per session) The first thing children/teenagers will discover is the importance of breathing. They will be able to reclaim it and then experiment with it in pairs, with others, in different conditions. This work, accompanied by an experienced teacher, will consist of connecting/reconnecting to one's body through situations involving the physique and the small and large muscle groups, gently, at each person's pace. Young people will learn to be in movement (martial arts / dance) and to have the right posture with regard to different situations. Thus, they will experience this connection to themselves, to the other, to others, in conditions of cooperation or conditions known as opposition.
- nd workshop: creative art - 8 sessions (from 1 to 2 hours per session) The street-art sessions will take place in two stages. The first is the preparation phase (3 sessions) during which the participants will choose the theme and patterns.
The second stage will be the realisation phase of the mural on a wall of the Necker hospital.
This creative art will allow children and adolescents to experiment together, create, help each other, talk to each other to be able to move forward again.
These street-art sessions (art that attracts, fascinates, and is an integral part of contemporary art), could make it possible to convey ideas, values, emotions and ultimately to convey strong messages.
The creation in team will help children and adolescents to develop many social skills, such as patience, empathy, communication, respect for others, compromise, cohesion and tolerance. It will also help them develop trust in themselves and in each other.
The objectives of the study are to assess the benefits of the workshops offered to children and adolescents on self-esteem and on the feeling of pain and the impact of pain on daily behavior.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Patients | – | Behavioral: Individual patient interviewsPatients, children and adolescents referred to the chronic pain consultation of Necker Hospital with identification of school absenteeism or dropping out and having been the victim of school bullying. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 6 to 17 years
- Sex
- All
- Age groups
- Child
- Study population
- Patients referred to a chronic pain consultation at the Necker hospital with identification of school absenteeism or dropping out and having been the victim of school harassment.
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Patients referred to a chronic pain consultation at the Necker hospital with identification of school absenteeism or dropping out and having been the victim of school harassment
- Non-opposition of the holders of parental authority and of the child / adolescent
- Mobility to participate in workshops
- Patients fluent in French
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Patients with proven psychiatric history, unwilling to work in a group
- Patients with reduced mobility
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Individual patient interviewsTwo individual interviews, of one hour duration, will take place for each patient before the beginning of participating to the workshops and in the month following the end of the workshops. They will be led by a psychologist and a nurse from the functional pain and palliative medicine unit of Necker Hospital and 3 questionnaires will be completed during each interview. | Behavioural | Patients |
Primary outcome
Assessment of self-esteem
Time frame: 6 months
We will use the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (CSEI), a self-administered questionnaire designed to measure attitudes toward the self in a variety of areas for children and adolescents. The CSEI consists of 58 items and yields an overall score and four separate scores representing specific aspects of self-esteem, namely, general self, social self-peers, home parents, and school academic. A set of eight additional items constitutes a lie scale. Each item is worth 2 points, making possible total scores range from 0 - 100, with higher scores relating to higher self-esteem. This questionnaire will be completed during the two individual interviews of the patient, before and 1 month after the workshops, in order to assess the benefits of workshops on self-esteem. Success will be defined for an average increase in score of 10% at the end of the workshops.
2 secondary outcomes
Felt painful
Time frame: 6 months
Impact of pain on daily behavior (BPI)
Time frame: 6 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 12 Sep 2025.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Véronique Zellner principal investigator
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Céline Greco, MD study director
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Unexplained Chronic Pain and School Bullying, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 1 site in France.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Sep 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Assessment of self-esteem (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Sep 2025.