Investigating the effect of biography on psychological integration and social stigma of Patients with paralysis of the spinal cord

The effect of group narrative therapy on sense of coherence and social stigma associated with traumatic spinal cord injury

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20220619055214N1

Enrollment

Registered

2022-06-25

Start date

2022-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-06-27

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Conditions

Condition 1: Patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (Paraplegia). Condition 2: Patients with traumatic spinal cord injury( Quadriplegia). Paraplegia Quadriplegia

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Intervention group: The treatment protocol of narrative therapy sessions will be performed in two sessions per week and in 8 90-minute sessions in a group manner in

Second: Objectification and externalization of the problem, naming the problem, identifying the problematic words and beginning of metaphorization

From the problem by the exceptions of life, narrative analysis, attitudes toward the problem and the interactions between the individual and the problem

Session 5: Reconstruction stage: new metaphors, mental representations of life situations with new metaphor, creation of reality by the individual and the beginning of narration

Session 6: Enrichment of the new story using unique strategies, examining the story and its meaning to the future

: Living in a new story, answering questions and rewriting past stories

Session 8: Examining the meaning of life, external documentation, enriching and encouraging the person to continue the story, post-test and end of treatment Prior to randomization and intervention, al

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Willingness to participate in the study Be literate Age 18 years and older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No serious illness other than spinal cord injury No mental illness Lack of individual and group counseling and psychotherapy sessions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Evaluation of the effect of group narrative therapy on psychological cohesion related to spinal cord traumatic injury --- Mental cohesion score in Flensberg questionnaire. Timepoint: Measurement of psychological cohesion (before the intervention) and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Flensberg Questionnaire.;The effect of group narrative therapy on social stigma associated with traumatic spinal cord injury --- Social stigma score in the social stigma questionnaire after spinal cord injury. Timepoint: Measurement of social stigma (before the intervention) and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Social Stigma Questionnaire after spinal cord injury.	—

Measure

Time frame

Evaluation of the effect of group narrative therapy on psychological cohesion related to spinal cord traumatic injury --- Mental cohesion score in Flensberg questionnaire. Timepoint: Measurement of psychological cohesion (before the intervention) and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Flensberg Questionnaire.;The effect of group narrative therapy on social stigma associated with traumatic spinal cord injury --- Social stigma score in the social stigma questionnaire after spinal cord injury. Timepoint: Measurement of social stigma (before the intervention) and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Social Stigma Questionnaire after spinal cord injury.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahtab Razavinezhad

Islamic Azad University

razavi73@yahoo.com+98 41 3330 8219

Outcome results

None listed

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