Comparing the effectiveness of meaning therapy and treatment based on emotional efficiency

Comparing the effectiveness of meaning therapy and treatment based on emotional efficiency on the cognitive, emotional, and spiritual indicators of recovered drug addicts with depressive symptoms

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20230517058212N2

Enrollment

Registered

2025-01-12

Start date

2023-11-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-02-03

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Conditions

Recovered addicts with depressive symptoms. Major depressive disorder, single episode, moderate

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention First intervention group: meaning therapy.group: Meaning therapy instructions and techniques will be implemented in 8 sessions of 90 minutes.The first session: getting to

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

25 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: having the diagnostic criteria of substance dependence based on DSM-5, the person recovered from addiction must be at least 25 years old and at most 50 years old; The education level of the person recovering from addiction should be at least a diploma; The person is not taking antipsychotic drugs and does not have bipolar or dissociative disorder. A person recovering from addiction should have the ability and desire to do homework. The person is not taking methadone or opium syrup. but take an agonist drug.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Taking psychiatric drugs and not cooperating with the therapist Not doing the main tasks Patients with physical diseases Severe and psychotic depression and suicide

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Depression. Timepoint: It was measured before, during, and after the intervention. Method of measurement: It was measured using the Beck depression questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Cognitive indicators. Timepoint: It was measured before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: It was measured using the cognitive regulation questionnaire of Garnevsky et al. (2002).;Emotional index. Timepoint: It was measured before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: It was measured using the emotion regulation questionnaire of Garnevsky et al. (2002).;Spiritual index. Timepoint: It was measured before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: It was measured using Polotzin and Ellison's (1982) spiritual index questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Cognitive indicators. Timepoint: It was measured before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: It was measured using the cognitive regulation questionnaire of Garnevsky et al. (2002).;Emotional index. Timepoint: It was measured before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: It was measured using the emotion regulation questionnaire of Garnevsky et al. (2002).;Spiritual index. Timepoint: It was measured before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: It was measured using Polotzin and Ellison's (1982) spiritual index questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMaryam Nasri

Birjand Islamic Azad University

info@iaubir.ir0563130

Outcome results

None listed

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