The effectiveness of group therapy based on Acceptance and Commitment on cancer patients

The effectiveness of group therapy based on Acceptance and Commitment on death anxiety of cancer patients with low income level

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20181009041282N1

Enrollment

Registered

2018-10-31

Start date

2018-11-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-01-14

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Conditions

Death Anxiety. Other specified anxiety disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Patients in the intervention group will participate in 10 sessions of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment in the form of weekly in a two-hour session.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having a case of cancer Not having psychiatric, visual and auditory disorders Not using psychotherapy and drug change outside of research intervention The absence of a history of neuropsychological illness The absence of heart, lung, kidney and liver disease

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Admission in hospital during research Missing more than three sessions Having a history of drug abuse Unwillingness to continue cooperation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Death Anxiety: A kind of panic or anxiety when thinking about the process of dying or disconnecting from the world or what happens after death. Timepoint: The beginning of the study and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Templer death anxiety scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSamaneh Eshaghzadeh

Torbate-Heidaria University of Medical Sciences

s.eshaghzadeh0@gmail.com+98 51 5222 6011

Outcome results

None listed

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