The comparison of ACT and CBT effectiveness on chronic low back pain

The effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) compared with Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) on quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2014092615577N2

Enrollment

Registered

2014-12-25

Start date

2014-09-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Chronic back pain. Loin pain, Low back strain, Lumbago NOS

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for chronic pain is a 11 sessions (11 weeks) group therapy program. The sessions include: Session 1: Learning about chronic pain

Session 2: Theories of pain and abdominal breathing

Session 3: Progressive muscle relaxation and visual imagery

Session 4: Automatic thoughts and pain

Session 5: Cognitive restructuring

Session 6: Stress managing

Session 7: Scheduler activity

Session 8: Planning a pleasant activity

Session 9: Anger management

Session 10: Sleep Health

Session 11: The prevention of relapse and recurrence of pain. Intervention 2: Intervention group: ACT is a 8 week group therapy program, with sessions of 2 hours per week. Treatment sessions is based

Session 2: Evaluating of potential values of clients, introducing the model of behavior and concept of behavior change and practice of mindfulness

Session 3: Clarificating of the concept of acceptance, determining the values and practice of mindfulness

Session 4: Clarificating the values and necessary goals to achieve them, clarificating the barriers to access them, introducing the committed behavior and practice of mindfulness

Session 5: Practicing the defusioin (detachment from painful thoughts and feelings) and practice of mindfulness

Session 6: Clarificating the committed behavior and practice of mindfulness

Session 7: Evaluating primary and secondary suffering, commitment and barriers to achieve the acceptance and practice of mindfulness

Session 8: Review the values, checking recurrence and goodbye. Intervention 3: Control group: The control group receive routine medical treatment in hospital.

Behavior

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Having criteria for chronic low back pain according to pain specialist diagnosis; having 18 to 50 years; do not using any treatment (other than medication) during the intervention period; willingness to participate in the study. Exclusion criteria: Not meet the listed conditions and comorbidity with mental disorders using the MCMI-III questionnaire.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the intervention. Method of measurement: Quality of life Questionnare.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Ali Asghar Asghar nejad

Tehran Institute of Psychiatry

Asgharnejad.ali@gmail.com00

Outcome results

None listed

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