The efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in adolescents 12 to 18 years with Cellphone dependency disorder

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20241015063377N1

Enrollment

Registered

2024-11-14

Start date

2023-04-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-01-08

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Conditions

Cell phone addiction disorder.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group: Psychoeducation. Intervention 2: Intervention group: commitment and acceptance psychotherapy.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

12 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 12-18, Having smart cellphone without changing Access to wireless network Not diagnosing with autism Not diagnosing psychosis Not diagnosing intellectual disability

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: More that two absences in meetings Other non-controlled psychological disorders with drugs, Drug changings Occurrence of any stressful events in family that affects psychological condition of subject

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Psychological inflexibility. Timepoint: Beginning of the study and end of the study (after 4 weeks in the psychological training group and after 8 weeks in the psychotherapy group based on commitment and acceptance). Method of measurement: Adolescent fusion and avoidance questionnaire scores.;Resilience. Timepoint: Beginning of the study and end of the study (after 4 weeks in the psychological training group and after 8 weeks in the psychotherapy group based on commitment and acceptance). Method of measurement: Connor and Davidson test score.	—

Measure

Time frame

Psychological inflexibility. Timepoint: Beginning of the study and end of the study (after 4 weeks in the psychological training group and after 8 weeks in the psychotherapy group based on commitment and acceptance). Method of measurement: Adolescent fusion and avoidance questionnaire scores.;Resilience. Timepoint: Beginning of the study and end of the study (after 4 weeks in the psychological training group and after 8 weeks in the psychotherapy group based on commitment and acceptance). Method of measurement: Connor and Davidson test score.

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Primary

Measure	Time frame
Severity of mobile phone addiction disorder. Timepoint: The patients were evaluated at the beginning of the study, and after being placed in the intervention and control groups, the patients underwent psychological training for 4 weeks and one session every week, and at the end of the training, they were examined after 4 weeks. In the group of psychotherapy based on acceptance and commitment, they undergone psychotherapy for 8 weeks, one session every week, and they are examined at the end of the 8th week. Method of measurement: Questionnaire of mobile phone addiction by Karim Sawari.	—

Measure

Time frame

Severity of mobile phone addiction disorder. Timepoint: The patients were evaluated at the beginning of the study, and after being placed in the intervention and control groups, the patients underwent psychological training for 4 weeks and one session every week, and at the end of the training, they were examined after 4 weeks. In the group of psychotherapy based on acceptance and commitment, they undergone psychotherapy for 8 weeks, one session every week, and they are examined at the end of the 8th week. Method of measurement: Questionnaire of mobile phone addiction by Karim Sawari.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNafiseh velayati

Kashan University of Medical Sciences

n.velayati@yahoo.com03155549111-4

Outcome results

None listed

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