Comparison of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Therapy for Cancer Caregivers and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Therapy for Cancer Caregivers (ERT-C) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) on Depression and anxiety symptoms, Emotion Regulation Deficits, Perseverative Negative Thinking

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20230102057023N1

Enrollment

Registered

2023-01-21

Start date

2023-02-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-03-13

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Conditions

Condition 1: Anxiety. Condition 2: Depression. Condition 3: Cancer. Condition 4: Caregiving. Other stressful life events affecting family and household Major depressive disorder, single episode Personal history of malignant neoplasm, unspecified Activities involving caregiving

Interventions

Intervention 1: First Intervention group: This group receives emotion regulation therapy for cancer caregivers in 8 sessions in a group setting. This treatment includes psychoeducation for a better u

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Being at least 18 years of age A self-report of caregiving of a cancer patient with any stage of any type of cancer

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of hospitalization due to mental disorder Participation in other psychosocial trials Scoring lower than cutoff criteria on the Distress Thermometer measure (DT<4) Scoring lower than cutoff criteria on the Brief Penn State Worry Questionnaire (<15)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Depression and anxiety Symptoms Score in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Timepoint: Before intervention, After intervention, 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Distress thermometer, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.;Emotion Regulation Deficits score in Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. Timepoint: Before intervention, After intervention, and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale.;Perseverative Negative Thinking score in Penn State Worry Questionnaire and Ruminative Response Scale. Timepoint: Before intervention, After intervention, and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Penn State Worry Questionnaire and Ruminative Response Scale.	—

Measure

Time frame

Depression and anxiety Symptoms Score in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Timepoint: Before intervention, After intervention, 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Distress thermometer, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.;Emotion Regulation Deficits score in Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. Timepoint: Before intervention, After intervention, and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale.;Perseverative Negative Thinking score in Penn State Worry Questionnaire and Ruminative Response Scale. Timepoint: Before intervention, After intervention, and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Penn State Worry Questionnaire and Ruminative Response Scale.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKimia Kasaei nasab

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

kimia.kn@resident.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3668 9313

Outcome results

None listed

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