Existential group therapy and cognitive - behavioral group therapy on death anxiety

Comparison between Existential group therapy and cognitive - behavioral group therapy on death anxiety in cancer patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201208146860N2

Enrollment

100

Registered

2012-09-21

Start date

2012-06-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: death anxiety in Cancer patients. Condition 2: death anxiety in Cancer patients. Other anxiety disorders Malignant neoplasms

Interventions

Intervention 1: intervention: Existential Group therapy. Intervention 2: Control: receive no treatment. Intervention 3: intervention: cognitive - behavioral group therapy.

Treatment - Other

intervention: Existential Group therapy

Control: receive no treatment

intervention: cognitive - behavioral group therapy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1- be a cancer patient 2- Must have a death anxiety based on death anxiety scale 3- Signed a consent form to participate in research 4- want to continue 10 sessions of group therapy 5- have enough time and be available to join with group therapy Exclusion criteria: 1- Death of patients 2- the patients won't to continue the treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Death anxiety. Timepoint: before and end of treatment. Method of measurement: death anxiety scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAmir Hossein Jalali Nadoushen

Tehran Psychiatric Institute

ahjalali@tums.ac.ir+98 21 4415 4119

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026