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The Comparison of positive psychotherapy via face to face vs. virtual reality on emotional experiences, life satisfaction and suicidal ideation of patients suffering from major depressive disorder, admited to hospital

The Comparison of positive psychotherapy via face to face vs. virtual reality on emotional experiences, life satisfaction and suicidal ideation of patients suffering from major depressive disorder, admited to hospital

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20201001048893N7
Enrollment
78
Registered
2022-11-16
Start date
2022-11-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

major depressive disorder. Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe without psychotic features

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Receiving three sessions of positive psychotherapy through virtual reality, including teaching positive psychotherapy modules such as forgiveness, kindness and grat

Sponsors

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age above 18 years Willingness to participate in the study Ability to read and write at the fifth and sixth grade level Having a diagnosis of major depression based on the psychiatrist's opinion (based on the information in the patient's file) Having suicidal thoughts based on the information in the patient file and diagnostic interview screening questions (CIDI) by the senior psychiatric nursing student Absence of psychotic symptoms in the patient Not suffering from other mental disorders, including personality disorders, bipolar disorder or mental retardation, alcohol and substance abuse disorder, and dementia. Not suffering from severe and debilitating chronic physical disease based on the information in the patient's file (such as cancer, hemodialysis, multiple sclerosis, etc.) Preparation and favorable physical and mental conditions of the patient to participate in the intervention

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Refusal to continue participating in the study (during the study) Occurrence of unexpected physical or mental problems during study Inability to actively participate in the treatment process (for reasons such as slowness of thinking, slowness of speech, etc.)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Positive and negative affect. Timepoint: Before and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: PANAS Emotional Experiences Questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Life satisfaction. Timepoint: before and immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: satisfaction with life scale.;Suicidal ideation. Timepoint: before and immediately after intervention. Method of measurement: suicidal cognition scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Maryam Shaygan

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

m2620.shaygan@gmail.com+98 71 3647 4254

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 1, 2026