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Designing a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Program in Virtual Reality Environment and Comparison of its Effectiveness with Traditional Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Rumination, Cognitive Emotion Regulation, and Pain Perception Symptoms in Elderly.

Designing a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Program in Virtual Reality Environment and Comparison of its Effectiveness with Traditional Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Rumination, Cognitive Emotion Regulation, and Pain Perception Symptoms in Elderly.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20230209057367N1
Enrollment
45
Registered
2023-04-26
Start date
2023-05-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-01

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Conditions

Condition 1: Rumination in the elderly. Condition 2: Problem in the cognitive emotion regulation in the elderly. Condition 3: perceived pain in the elderly. Predominantly obsessional thoughts or ruminations

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Group 1. Participants in this group receive a traditional mindfulness-based cognitive therapy intervention. The intervention is conducted in a group format, consist

Sponsors

Iranian academic center for education culture and research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants with normal visual acuity and hearing abilities will be included in the study to ensure an accurate perception of the interventions and assessments Participants who are literate in reading and writing will be included, as the study will involve written instructions, assessments, and interventions that require these skills. Participants with no history of serious psychiatric and psychological disorders, as assessed through self-report and/or clinical evaluation. Participants with no history of physical diseases, epilepsy, or cybersickness disease, as assessed through medical records and self-report. Age over 60

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants with a history of psychiatric treatment, including hospitalization, psychotherapy, or psychotropic medication use, will be excluded, as this may confound the results and impact the effectiveness of the interventions. Participants with a history of cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, or Parkinson's disease, as diagnosed by medical records and/or clinical evaluation, will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The subject's score in the cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire. Timepoint: The cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire will be administered in three stages, including a pre-test (prior to the implementation of the intervention), a post-test (immediately after the completion of the intervention), and a one-month follow-up (one month after the intervention completion). Method of measurement: The Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire is a multidimensional instrument commonly used to assess cognitive coping strategies employed following exposure to negative events or situations.;The subject's score in the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Timepoint: The McGill pain questionnaire will be administered in three stages, including a pre-test (prior to the implementation of the intervention), a post-test (immediately after the completion of the intervention), and a one-month follow-up (one month after the intervention completion). Method of measurement: The McGill Pain Inventory is a widely used and comprehensive scale for measuring pain perception, utilizing a lexical analysis approach, that was first published in 1975. This questionnaire assesses pain perception across four dimensions, including emotional pain, sensory pain, pain evaluation, and various pains.;The subjects' score in the rumination response style questionnaire should be lower than 44. Timepoint: The rumination response style questionnaire will be administered in three stages, including a pre-test (prior to the implementation of the intervention), a post-test (immediately after the completion of the intervention), and a one-month follow-up (one month after the intervention completion). Method of measurement: The Rumination Response Style Questionnaire consists of 22 four-point Likert items that assess various reactions to negative mood, including two subscales of rumination responses and distracting responses.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNasibeh Sarrami Foroushani

Iranian academic center for education culture and research

nasibehsar@gmail.com+98 35 3826 4080

Outcome results

None listed

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