Effect of emotion regulation training in bipolar disorder

Comparing the effectiveness of drug therapy with the combination of emotion regulation training and drug therapy on inhibitory control, emotion regulation, cognitive flexibility and improvement of symptoms in patients with type I bipolar disorder.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20191229045931N2

Enrollment

Registered

2022-12-20

Start date

2023-02-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-27

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Conditions

Bipolar disorder. A disorder characterized by two or more episodes in which the patient's mood and activity levels are significantly disturbed, this disturbance consisting on some occasions of an elevation of mood and increased energy and activity (hypomania or mania) and

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Emotion regulation therapy, 8-session group, 20 people, Gross emotion regulation protocol, twice a week, 2-hour sessions. Intervention 2: Control group: This group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having symptoms of bipolar disorder type I Age range between 18 and 50 years Education at least diploma Interest of the participants to participate in the research based on the provisions of the written consent Not using drugs and alcohol in the last three months Absence of severe cyclical bipolar disorder Not suffering from severe psychiatric disorders such as psychotic disorders, cognitive disorders and other psychiatric disorders Not receiving psychological treatments at least one month before entering the research Failure to receive psychological treatments at least one month before entering the study, a fixed drug dose two months before entering the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Absence in treatment sessions Starting to receive another similar psychological intervention at the same time as the current research Lack of consent to continue treatment during the intervention process Aggravation of the individual's problems during the intervention and the need to provide another intervention Occurrence of suicidal thoughts during intervention sessions Opting out of continuing the intervention sessions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Inhibition control, depression and mania, emotion regulation, cognitive flexibility. Timepoint: Before treatment, after treatment, 3 months after treatment. Method of measurement: Go-No-Go task, Wisconsin Card Test, Young Mania Questionnaire, Hamilton Depression Questionnaire ?Gross emotion regulation questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyedeh Elnaz Mousavi

Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

Dr.Emousavi@zums.ac.ir+98 24 3353 4500

Outcome results

None listed

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