Comparison of the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy based on mindfulness and Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on people with General Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

Comparison of the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy based on mindfulness and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on experiential avoidance and cognitive emotional regulation and emotional processing on people with General Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20181008041271N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-01-08

Start date

2018-08-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-01-29

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Conditions

General anxiety disorder. Generalized anxiety disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: "Intervention group1", Fifteen sessions of tdcs treatment each session twenty minutes, It is a nerve therapy technique, Direct and weak electrical current flows into the cortical regio

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Catching general anxiety disorder according to DSM5 Not being under any psychotherapy over the past three months, Not having other psychiatric disorders Lack of substance and drug abuse

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having a history of epilepsy and mental retardation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Experiential avoidance. Timepoint: Before therapy and maximum one week after therapy. Method of measurement: Acceptance and Action Questionnaire.;Cognitive emotional regulation. Timepoint: Before therapy and maximum one week after therapy. Method of measurement: Cognitive emotional regulation scale.;Emotional processing. Timepoint: Before therapy and maximum one week after therapy. Method of measurement: Emotional processing questionaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Experiential avoidance. Timepoint: Before therapy and maximum one week after therapy. Method of measurement: Acceptance and Action Questionnaire.;Cognitive emotional regulation. Timepoint: Before therapy and maximum one week after therapy. Method of measurement: Cognitive emotional regulation scale.;Emotional processing. Timepoint: Before therapy and maximum one week after therapy. Method of measurement: Emotional processing questionaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNastaran Mohajeri Aval

Mohaghegh Ardabili University

nastaranmohajeri@yahoo.com+98 21 4424 4916

Outcome results

None listed

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