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Effectiveness Of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on psychosomatic disorders

A Randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Body image, Body Awareness, mindfulness, psychiatric symptoms and psychosomatic symptoms among patients suffering from Psychosomatic disorders

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2017092532057N2
Enrollment
75
Registered
2017-10-31
Start date
2017-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Psychosomatic disorders. Somatoform disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: This study is conducted to determine the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Body image, Body Awareness, mindfulness, psychiatric and psycho
Behavior
Treatment - Drugs
Control Group: Based on physician prescription this group will receive usual medical treatment.
Control Group: This group will receive behavioral interventions based on the psychoeducation during ten 90-minute per sessions.
Intervention group: This study is conducted to determine the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Body image, Body Awareness, mindfulness, psychiatric and psychosomatic symptoms

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research of Kashan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: being at the age of 18–50 years; Having high school certificate (Diploma) or higher education degree; Having one of the psychosomatic Disorders based on DSM 5 diagnostic criteria; not having a history of psychotic disorders; not having history of psychotherapy during past six months; not having a history of substance abuse disorders. Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to continue participating in the study; Failing to participate in more than two sessions of the study intervention.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Body image. Timepoint: Before intervention, One week after intervention, eight weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Body Image – Acceptance & Action Questionnaire.;Body Awareness. Timepoint: Before intervention, One week after intervention, eight weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: body awareness questionnaire shields.;Mindfulness. Timepoint: Before intervention, One week after intervention, eight weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: freiburg mindfulness scale.;Psychosomatic symptoms. Timepoint: Before intervention, One week after intervention, eight weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research.;Psychiatric sympoms. Timepoint: Before intervention, One week after intervention, eight weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: include Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAbdollah Omidi

Kashan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

abomidi20@yahoo.com+98 31 5554 9111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 6, 2026