# Optimizing the Efficacy of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Using Placebo Mechanisms in an Guided and Unguided Online-intervention

> **NCT04973839** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Philipps University Marburg** · enrollment: 90 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Healthy Participants

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Video optimizing expectations before PMR (unguided) + Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Video optimizing expectations before PMR (guided) + Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Neutral video before PMR (unguided) + Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Neutral video before PMR (guided)+ Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04973839
- **Lead sponsor:** Philipps University Marburg
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-07-07
- **Primary completion:** 2021-09-11
- **Final completion:** 2021-09-15
- **Target enrollment:** 90 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04973839

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04973839, "Optimizing the Efficacy of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Using Placebo Mechanisms in an Guided and Unguided Online-intervention". Retrieved via MORVS 2026-09-29 from https://api.morvs.ai/clinical/NCT04973839. Licensed CC0.

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