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The effect of reality-based psychotherapy on the acceptance and empowerment of patients with diabetes

The effect of reality-based psychotherapy on the acceptance and empowerment of patients with diabetes

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20240811062720N2
Enrollment
70
Registered
2025-03-18
Start date
2025-04-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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Conditions

Diabetes. Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 8 90-minute sessions (two sessions per week (Saturday and Wednesday) - for 4 weeks) of reality-based psychotherapy will be conducted by a skilled psychotherapist at
however, in order to comply with ethical standards after data collection, the educational pamphlets used in psychotherapy sessions in the experimental group will also be provided to the patients in th

Sponsors

Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18-70 years 2. Being able to communicate verbally 3. Having diabetes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Untreated or severe psychiatric illness 2. Having severe clinical disorders 3. Use of psychiatric medications 4. Defects in completing questionnaires 5. Missing more than two sessions in therapy sessions 6. Being in the acute phase of the disease and being hospitalized 7. Receiving psychological interventions simultaneously or within the past 3 months 8. Having substance abuse

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Diabetes acceptance. Timepoint: Before and immediately after the intervention and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Diabetes acceptance scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Empowerment. Timepoint: Before, immediately after, and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Diabetes empowerment scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Ali Abbasi

Shahroud University of Medical Sciences

abbasi_msn@yahoo.com+98 23 3239 5054

Outcome results

None listed

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