Comparative study of the effectiveness of emotionally focused therapy (EFT) and narrative therapy (NT) on marital quality of marital conflict

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200104045997N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-02-25

Start date

2018-03-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-03-24

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Conditions

marital conflicts.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Emotion-focused therapy: This treatment was invented in the 1980s by Susan Johnson, Canada, with 9 steps in 5 sessions of an hour and a half with many techniques t

then after the study and data gathering will be considered appropriate treatment for them.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having marital conflicts Refer to counseling centers Decided to reform the relationship

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of drug addiction Lack of acute personality and mental disorders No decision to divorce

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of marrital life. Timepoint: Before intervention - After intervention. Method of measurement: Busby Marital Quality Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAlireza Torkan

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

a.torkan@mail.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3792 9035

Outcome results

None listed

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