The Effect of Prolonged Exposure Therapy on Social Support, Negative Posttraumatic Cognitions, Aggression and the Severity of Symptoms in Patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20210202050216N1

Enrollment

Registered

2021-02-26

Start date

2021-04-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-04-26

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Conditions

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post-traumatic stress disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Patients receive long-term treatment in 10 90-minute sessions of Foa, Hamber, and Rousbam (2007). Intervention 2: Control group: They will not receive any intervent

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Have at least diploma Receive a PTSD Diagnosis Based on a Structured Diagnostic Interview for Axis One Mental Disorders (SCID-I) Not using psychotherapy in the last 6 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Receive a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder, antisocial vascotypal based on structured interview for Axis Two (SCID-II) Existence of symptoms of psychosis and substance abuse Existence of brain injury or other physical illnesses

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Sherborn & Stewart Social Support Scale (1991). Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, two-month follow-up period. Method of measurement: Sherborn and Stewart Social Support Scale (1991).;Score of Cognitive Questionnaire after Foa et al. (1999). Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, two-month follow-up period. Method of measurement: Questionnaire of post-traumatic cognition of Foa et al (1999).;Vistal and Albert Aggression Tendency Scale Score (2011). Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, two-month follow-up period. Method of measurement: Vistal and Albert Aggression Tendency Scale (2011).;Score of the fifth edition of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Questionnaire. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, two-month follow-up period. Method of measurement: Questionnaire of the fifth edition of the list of post-traumatic stress disorder Waters et al. (2013).	—

Measure

Time frame

Sherborn & Stewart Social Support Scale (1991). Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, two-month follow-up period. Method of measurement: Sherborn and Stewart Social Support Scale (1991).;Score of Cognitive Questionnaire after Foa et al. (1999). Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, two-month follow-up period. Method of measurement: Questionnaire of post-traumatic cognition of Foa et al (1999).;Vistal and Albert Aggression Tendency Scale Score (2011). Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, two-month follow-up period. Method of measurement: Vistal and Albert Aggression Tendency Scale (2011).;Score of the fifth edition of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Questionnaire. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, two-month follow-up period. Method of measurement: Questionnaire of the fifth edition of the list of post-traumatic stress disorder Waters et al. (2013).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Forooghi Aghmioni

Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

z.forooghi1992@gmail.com+98 83 3837 0832

Outcome results

None listed

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