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prevention of drug addiction

Clinical trial to evaluate the effect of training emotion regulation techniques on alexithymia and addiction potential in the soldiers.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016062528588N1
Enrollment
66
Registered
2016-08-22
Start date
2016-04-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

addiction. Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use

Interventions

Intervention 1: The intervention of emotion regulation techniques' training for the intervention group was conducted for duration of eight sessions, two sessions a week, each session lasting an hour a
Prevention
The intervention of emotion regulation techniques' training for the intervention group was conducted for duration of eight sessions, two sessions a week, each session lasting an hour and a half. The p

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research of Baqiatallah University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 31 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: male; Earn a high score in the Addiction Potential Scale (score above 21) and Alexithymia Scale (higher the total score of 60); agreement to participate in research according to informed consent. Exclusion criteria: psychotic symptoms; A history of drug abuse or drug dependence in current or past; Existence of suicidal thoughts and depression; At the same time receive psychiatric treatment or psychotherapy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Addiction potential. Timepoint: before the intervention (pre-test), immediately after the intervention (post-test), after one month of the intervention (follow-up),. Method of measurement: Zargar Addiction Potential questionnaires.;Alexithymia. Timepoint: before the intervention (pre-test), immediately after the intervention (post-test), after one month of the intervention (follow-up),. Method of measurement: based on Toronto Alexithymia questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMojtaba Rezaei

Baqiatallah University of Medical Sciences

Rezaeimojtaba75@gmail.com+98 71 5374 1461

Outcome results

None listed

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