Effect of ACT on diabetes

The comparison of the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with the Lifestyle Intervention of promoting health on disease perception, disease adjustment, and HbA1c Levels in Type II Diabetes patients

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180404039185N1

Enrollment

Registered

2018-05-28

Start date

2018-05-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-06-18

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

Conditions

diabetes. Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). The name of ACT stemming from one of its main message: Accept what you can’t change and control it and commit to improve ev

Defusion of thoughts

Acceptance

Values

Commitment and Self as a context. This protocol takes around two months to run. It has eight sessions. In fact the intervention aims at improving the quality of life of diabetes patients to cope with

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

30 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Type 2 diabetes patients lack of getting psychological treatment since a year ago

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Type 1 diabetes patients Patients with Psychological disorders and Physical problems culminating in diabetes

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Disease Perception. Timepoint: Before and after of Intervention. Method of measurement: The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ).;Disease adjustment. Timepoint: Before and after of Intervention. Method of measurement: Problem Areas in Diabetes Questionnaire(PAID).;HbA1C. Timepoint: Before and after of Intervention. Method of measurement: Blood analysis.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNasim Soltanian

Faculty of Psychology and Education of Semnan university

n.soltanian@semnan.ac.ir+98 21 4422 1959

Outcome results

None listed

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