Comparison of effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and therapy based on commitment and acceptance on coping strategies with stress, feeling of psychological cohesion and intimacy of couples in opioid addicts under methadone maintenance treatment

Comparison of effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and therapy based on commitment and acceptance on coping strategies with stress, feeling of psychological cohesion and intimacy of couples in opioid addicts under methadone maintenance treatmen

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20220520054933N1

Enrollment

Registered

2022-08-19

Start date

2022-07-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-08-29

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Conditions

opioid addicts under methadone maintenance treatment. Opioid related disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: The first intervention group: cognitive behavioral therapy, by teaching the techniques and principles of this therapy in 12 sessions, we help patients to understand the thoughts and fe

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Low score in the problem-oriented coping strategies questionnaire Low score on the couple intimacy questionnaire Low score on the Mental Cohesion Questionnaire Absence of psychotic and paranoid disorders in subjects Receive voluntary and informed consent At least a year has passed since their addiction People addicted to methadone maintenance treatment Have at least a diploma Married

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Single illiterate Substance dependent individuals treated with other treatments than methadone People with psychotic and paranoid disorders High score in psychological coherence questionnaire High score in couple intimacy questionnaire A high score in the problem-oriented stress coping strategies questionnaire

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
People's scores in Endler's stress coping strategies questionnaire. Timepoint: Measuring stress coping strategies at the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks at the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Endler's stress coping strategies questionnaire.;People's scores in the Flensberg Coherence Questionnaire. Timepoint: Measuring the sense of psychological coherence at the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks at the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Flensberg sense of coherence questionnaire.;People's scores in the Walker and Thomson Marital Intimacy Questionnaire. Timepoint: Measuring the feeling of marital intimacy at the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks at the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Walker and Thomson Marital Intimacy Questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

People's scores in Endler's stress coping strategies questionnaire. Timepoint: Measuring stress coping strategies at the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks at the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Endler's stress coping strategies questionnaire.;People's scores in the Flensberg Coherence Questionnaire. Timepoint: Measuring the sense of psychological coherence at the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks at the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Flensberg sense of coherence questionnaire.;People's scores in the Walker and Thomson Marital Intimacy Questionnaire. Timepoint: Measuring the feeling of marital intimacy at the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks at the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Walker and Thomson Marital Intimacy Questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSaleh Ghiasi Nejad

Islamic Azad University

Saleh.g1992@gmail.com+98 34 3251 4448

Outcome results

None listed

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