the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on patients with illness anxiety disorder

the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on emotional, behavioral and cognitive components in patients with illness anxiety disorder

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180521039755N1

Enrollment

Registered

2018-07-18

Start date

2018-08-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-09-11

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Conditions

illness anxiety. Hypochondriacal disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 9 sessions of 3 hours of acceptance and commitment therapy. Intervention 2: Intervention group: 13 sessions of 2 hours of cognitive-behavioral therapy. Intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of Illness Anxiety Disorder. The absence of comorbidity with other disorder

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of severe physical illness such as cancer Diagnosis of psychiatric disorders History of drug use

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Health anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after interventions. Method of measurement: Short form health anxiety questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Experiential avoidance. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Action and Acceptance questionnaire.;Distress Tolerance. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Distress Tolerance Questionnaire.;Anxiety Sensitivity. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Anxiety Sensitivity Questionnaire.;Emotional Reactivity. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Emotional Reactivity Questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Experiential avoidance. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Action and Acceptance questionnaire.;Distress Tolerance. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Distress Tolerance Questionnaire.;Anxiety Sensitivity. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Anxiety Sensitivity Questionnaire.;Emotional Reactivity. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Emotional Reactivity Questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMasoume Moghbeli hanzaei

Kashan University of Medical Sciences

moghbelimasoum@yahoo.com+31 55540021

Outcome results

None listed

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