Perception, SelfIOBBATNCT07253545
IOBBAT - Impact of Basic Body Awareness Therapy on Body Awareness
A study testing Basic Body Awareness Therapy and Lecture in people with Perception, Self and Body Awareness, run by Johannes Kepler University of Linz.
Trial summary
Body awareness (BA) is an essential factor for health and well-being. In 2021, the IOBA (Impact on Body Awareness) study was conducted at the Institute of Physical Medicine \& Rehabilitation at Kepler University Hospital (Clinical Trials NCT05004272). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Perception, Self, Body Awareness, Self-Assessment
- What is being tested?
- Basic Body Awareness Therapy and Lecture
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Nov 2025to Dec 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Students in the 5th semester of the Bachelor's degree program in physiotherapy at FH JOANNEUM in Graz
- Signed informed consent for participation
Who cannot join
- Pregnancy
- Current illnesses or injuries that represent a contraindication for participating in the BBAT session
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Body awareness (BA) is an essential factor for health and well-being. In 2021, the IOBA (Impact on Body Awareness) study was conducted at the Institute of Physical Medicine \& Rehabilitation at Kepler University Hospital (Clinical Trials NCT05004272). This study investigated the effects of massage and gymnastics on BA in healthy individuals. The protocol provides a solid foundation for further research projects on BA. The aim of the present study is to examine the immediate effects of a Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) session compared to a lecture (control group) on BA and well-being, and to explore correlations with BA.
In a randomized controlled study with 60 physiotherapy students in two groups (BBAT and control group) the use of the ABC questionnaire and further German questionnaires (Short questionnaire on self-perception of the body, self-rating mood scale - revised) concerning body awareness and well-being should analyse the following hypothesis: There is a difference in the change of BA between intervention (BBAT) and control group, Before interventions demographic data and further questionnaires concerning health conditions of the participants (e.g. Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire, Short Form Health Survey, Brief Symptom Inventory) are administered. Correlations between BA and the results of these tests will be investigated too. All these analyses can provide insights into the effects of BBAT on BA. The identification of patterns in BA among students can be used for future comparisons with patient cohorts.
- Conditions
- Perception, Self, Body Awareness, Self-Assessment
- Being tested
- Basic Body Awareness Therapy, Lecture
- Keywords
- Basic Body Awareness Therapy, Body awareness
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Basic Body Awareness TherapyProcedure or surgery
Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) is a treatment method that uses the body and its movements as a foundation for improved health. It incorporates everyday movements, Western therapeutic techniques, and elements from Tai Chi to enhance balance, stability, and movement quality. The exercises are simple to perform and focus attention on postural control and stability, breathing, and mental presence. The goal is to strengthen the individual's health resources, thereby promoting autonomy, activity, and participation.
LectureOther
The control group receives a 20-minute video-based lecture on medicinal herbs
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Body Awareness Therapy | Active comparator | Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) is a treatment method that uses the body and its movements as a foundation for improved health. It incorporates everyday movements, Western therapeutic techniques, and elements from Tai Chi to enhance balance, stability, and movement quality. The exercises are simple to perform and focus attention on postural control and stability, breathing, and mental presence. The goal is to strengthen the individual's health resources, thereby promoting autonomy, activity, and participation. Receives: Procedure: Basic Body Awareness Therapy |
| Lecture | Placebo comparator | The control group receives a 20-minute video-based lecture on medicinal herbs Receives: Other: Lecture |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Awareness Body Chart Questionnaire
Body charts to fill in with colours according to intensity of body awareness. In sum, 51 body regions to colour with 5 different colour pencils (orange = "I can perceive with much detail", yellow = "I can perceive distinctly", green = "I can perceive", blue = "I can perceive indistinctly", black = "I cannot perceive"). To quantify the information, every region of the body will be coded as an extra item and the data of the colours will be transcribed: orange (= 5), yellow (= 4), green (= 3), blue (= 2), black (= 1). Higher values mean higher intensity of body awareness. In the case of pain, the pain location can also be marked on the body chart with a red pen and recorded on a 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale from 0 (no pain) to 100 (unbearable pain).
Measured: Before intervention
Awareness Body Chart Questionnaire
Body charts to fill in with colours according to intensity of body awareness. In sum, 51 body regions to colour with 5 different colour pencils (orange = "I can perceive with much detail", yellow = "I can perceive distinctly", green = "I can perceive", blue = "I can perceive indistinctly", black = "I cannot perceive"). To quantify the information, every region of the body will be coded as an extra item and the data of the colours will be transcribed: orange (= 5), yellow (= 4), green (= 3), blue (= 2), black (= 1). Higher values mean higher intensity of body awareness. In the case of pain, the pain location can also be marked on the body chart with a red pen and recorded on a 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale from 0 (no pain) to 100 (unbearable pain).
Measured: Immediately after intervention
Secondary outcomes (4)
Short questionnaire on self-perception of the body
Verbal questionnaire concerning body awareness. 20 items (5 = "I can perceive with much detail", 4 = "I can perceive distinctly", 3 = "I can perceive", 2 = "I can perceive indistinctly", 1 = "I cannot perceive"). Higher values mean higher intensity of body awareness.
Measured: Before intervention
Short questionnaire on self-perception of the body
Verbal questionnaire concerning body awareness. 20 items (5 = "I can perceive with much detail", 4 = "I can perceive distinctly", 3 = "I can perceive", 2 = "I can perceive indistinctly", 1 = "I cannot perceive"). Higher values mean higher intensity of body awareness.
Measured: Immediately after intervention
Self-rating mood scale - revised
Verbal questionnaire concerning mood status. 24 pairs of oppositional adjectives concerning mood: One of them or <neither nor> should be ticked, depending on how it best corresponds to the current situation. The negative pole = 2. The positive pole = 0. <neither nor> = 1. Higher sum scores indicate worse subjective mood, lower values better mood.
Measured: Before intervention
Self-rating mood scale - revised
Verbal questionnaire concerning mood status. 24 pairs of oppositional adjectives concerning mood: One of them or <neither nor> should be ticked, depending on how it best corresponds to the current situation. The negative pole = 2. The positive pole = 0. <neither nor> = 1. Higher sum scores indicate worse subjective mood, lower values better mood.
Measured: Immediately after intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted28 Nov 2025
- Study startNov 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completionNov 2025 (estimated)
- Study completionDec 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Perception, SelfStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Johannes Kepler University of Linz
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Medical University of Graz, FH Joanneum Gesellschaft mbH, Kepler University Hospital
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Christian Mittermaier, M.D., Study director, Kepler University Clinic, Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07253545
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IOBBAT_1
- Acronym
- IOBBAT
- Status last verified
- Nov 2025
- First submitted
- 19 Nov 2025
- Last updated
- 28 Nov 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 Nov 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- IOBBAT - Impact of Basic Body Awareness Therapy on Body Awareness
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07253545
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- IOBBAT / IOBBAT_1
- Conditions
- Perception, Self, Body Awareness, Self-Assessment
- Keywords
- Basic Body Awareness Therapy, Body awareness
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Johannes Kepler University of LinzUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Medical University of Graz, FH Joanneum Gesellschaft mbH, Kepler University Hospital
- Study start
- Nov 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Nov 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Dec 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 28 Nov 2025 (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.
Body awareness (BA) is an essential factor for health and well-being. In 2021, the IOBA (Impact on Body Awareness) study was conducted at the Institute of Physical Medicine \& Rehabilitation at Kepler University Hospital (Clinical Trials NCT05004272). This study investigated the effects of massage and gymnastics on BA in healthy individuals. The protocol provides a solid foundation for further research projects on BA. The aim of the present study is to examine the immediate effects of a Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) session compared to a lecture (control group) on BA and well-being, and to explore correlations with BA.
In a randomized controlled study with 60 physiotherapy students in two groups (BBAT and control group) the use of the ABC questionnaire and further German questionnaires (Short questionnaire on self-perception of the body, self-rating mood scale - revised) concerning body awareness and well-being should analyse the following hypothesis: There is a difference in the change of BA between intervention (BBAT) and control group, Before interventions demographic data and further questionnaires concerning health conditions of the participants (e.g. Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire, Short Form Health Survey, Brief Symptom Inventory) are administered. Correlations between BA and the results of these tests will be investigated too. All these analyses can provide insights into the effects of BBAT on BA. The identification of patterns in BA among students can be used for future comparisons with patient cohorts.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Body Awareness Therapy | Active comparator | Procedure: Basic Body Awareness TherapyBasic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) is a treatment method that uses the body and its movements as a foundation for improved health. It incorporates everyday movements, Western therapeutic techniques, and elements from Tai Chi to enhance balance, stability, and movement quality. The exercises are simple to perform and focus attention on postural control and stability, breathing, and mental presence. The goal is to strengthen the individual's health resources, thereby promoting autonomy, activity, and participation. |
| Lecture | Placebo comparator | Other: LectureThe control group receives a 20-minute video-based lecture on medicinal herbs |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Students in the 5th semester of the Bachelor's degree program in physiotherapy at FH JOANNEUM in Graz
- Signed informed consent for participation
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Pregnancy
- Current illnesses or injuries that represent a contraindication for participating in the BBAT session
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Body Awareness TherapyBasic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) is a treatment method that uses the body and its movements as a foundation for improved health. It incorporates everyday movements, Western therapeutic techniques, and elements from Tai Chi to enhance balance, stability, and movement quality. The exercises are simple to perform and focus attention on postural control and stability, breathing, and mental presence. The goal is to strengthen the individual's health resources, thereby promoting autonomy, activity, and participation. | Procedure or surgery | Basic Body Awareness Therapy |
| LectureThe control group receives a 20-minute video-based lecture on medicinal herbs | Other | Lecture |
Primary outcome
Awareness Body Chart Questionnaire
Time frame: Before intervention
Body charts to fill in with colours according to intensity of body awareness. In sum, 51 body regions to colour with 5 different colour pencils (orange = "I can perceive with much detail", yellow = "I can perceive distinctly", green = "I can perceive", blue = "I can perceive indistinctly", black = "I cannot perceive"). To quantify the information, every region of the body will be coded as an extra item and the data of the colours will be transcribed: orange (= 5), yellow (= 4), green (= 3), blue (= 2), black (= 1). Higher values mean higher intensity of body awareness. In the case of pain, the pain location can also be marked on the body chart with a red pen and recorded on a 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale from 0 (no pain) to 100 (unbearable pain).
Awareness Body Chart Questionnaire
Time frame: Immediately after intervention
Body charts to fill in with colours according to intensity of body awareness. In sum, 51 body regions to colour with 5 different colour pencils (orange = "I can perceive with much detail", yellow = "I can perceive distinctly", green = "I can perceive", blue = "I can perceive indistinctly", black = "I cannot perceive"). To quantify the information, every region of the body will be coded as an extra item and the data of the colours will be transcribed: orange (= 5), yellow (= 4), green (= 3), blue (= 2), black (= 1). Higher values mean higher intensity of body awareness. In the case of pain, the pain location can also be marked on the body chart with a red pen and recorded on a 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale from 0 (no pain) to 100 (unbearable pain).
4 secondary outcomes
Short questionnaire on self-perception of the body
Time frame: Before intervention
Short questionnaire on self-perception of the body
Time frame: Immediately after intervention
Self-rating mood scale - revised
Time frame: Before intervention
Self-rating mood scale - revised
Time frame: Immediately after intervention
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 Nov 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
Christian Mittermaier, M.D. study director
Kepler University Clinic, Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Basic Body Awareness Therapy and Lecture in people with Perception, Self and Body Awareness, run by Johannes Kepler University of Linz.
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 2 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Nov 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Ursula Danner, Dr. (+43 (0)5 7680 87 27111, ursula.danner@kepleruniklinikum.at), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Awareness Body Chart Questionnaire (time frame: Before intervention). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 28 Nov 2025.