The effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy on treatment outcome in patients with bipolar disorder

The Effectiveness of Compassion-Focused Therapy on Treatment Outcome in Patients With Bipolar Disorder

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20211206053298N1

Enrollment

Registered

2022-04-30

Start date

2022-04-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-05-30

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Conditions

The effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy on treatment outcome in patients with bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder, currently in remission

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: After the patients are selected, based on the treatment group, the patients are treated with compassion-focused treatment and after the treatment, the information i

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 50 years Diagnostic Criteria - SCID-5-CV for type 1 and 2 bipolar disorder Not in the acute phase of the disease Have a regular medication regimen Score less than -17 on the Young Mania Test

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of brain injury, dementia and specific neurological disease Not using any addictive drugs Severe physical illnesses such as cancer

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Self-compassion. Timepoint: Before, after and two months after treatment. Method of measurement: Demographic Characteristics Questionnaire and Structured Clinical Interview, Distress on Bipolar Patients-Short, Self-Critical Rumination Scale.;External and internal shame. Timepoint: Before, after and two months after treatment. Method of measurement: Shame Scale.;Self-criticism. Timepoint: Before, after and two months after treatment. Method of measurement: Self-Critical Rumination Scale.;Psychological distress. Timepoint: Before, after and two months after treatment. Method of measurement: Distress on Bipolar Patients-Short.	—

Measure

Time frame

Self-compassion. Timepoint: Before, after and two months after treatment. Method of measurement: Demographic Characteristics Questionnaire and Structured Clinical Interview, Distress on Bipolar Patients-Short, Self-Critical Rumination Scale.;External and internal shame. Timepoint: Before, after and two months after treatment. Method of measurement: Shame Scale.;Self-criticism. Timepoint: Before, after and two months after treatment. Method of measurement: Self-Critical Rumination Scale.;Psychological distress. Timepoint: Before, after and two months after treatment. Method of measurement: Distress on Bipolar Patients-Short.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactForouzan Behrouzian

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

abdi.l@ajums.ac.ir+98 61 3374 3001

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026