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Thus, this multicentre study aims at implementing body-oriented psychotherapy in clinical practice and evaluating its therapeutic effect on the quality of life.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A prospective, parallel two-armed randomised controlled trial with approximately n=270 patients with verified PJI treated surgically with a one-staged exchange, or a two-staged exchange will be conducted. Functional relaxation (FR) therapy will be implemented as a group therapy. FR originally belongs to the psychodynamically based body-oriented psychotherapy. Intervention techniques consist of minute movements of small joints, which are performed during relaxed expiration accompanied by an exploration of differences of body feelings. A group will include 3\u20138 patients, led by a specialist physiotherapist certified in FR once a week. 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