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Comparing the effectiveness of two therapy

Comparing the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and virtual reality-based anxiety exposure therapy on cognitive avoidance, emotional capital, hyper-emotion, and social self-efficacy in adolescents with social anxiety

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20250215064731N1
Enrollment
45
Registered
2025-02-23
Start date
2025-03-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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Conditions

Anxiety disorder in adolescents.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy Mindfulness can help prevent anxiety due to its underlying mechanisms, such as acceptance, increased awareness, desensitization, presence in the mom

Sponsors

Islamic Azad University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Being in the age range of 15-17 years. Participate in the research with informed consent. Having social anxiety disorder based on a diagnostic interview and the Social Anxiety Scale questionnaire (achieving a minimum score of 50 on the test). No concurrent clinical disorders and no dependence on alcohol or drugs. Not receiving any other concurrent treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Absent more than two meetings. Participants may withdraw from continuing treatment sessions. The occurrence of severe stressful events in life (such as divorce or death of a first-degree relative). Suffering from a physical disorder that requires hospitalization. The presence of certain physical diseases such as heart, lung and respiratory diseases, epilepsy and seizures.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Social anxiety is a specific and persistent fear of being embarrassed or negatively evaluated (scrutinized) in social situations or when performing an activity in front of others. Timepoint: It takes two months before and after the study begins. Method of measurement: The Adolescent Social Anxiety Scale was developed by Lajerka (1999).;Experiential cognitive avoidance refers to an individual's attempt to get rid of unwanted personal experiences by avoiding or suppressing them. Timepoint: It takes two months before and after the study begins. Method of measurement: Cognitive avoidance is the score that the subject obtains from the Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire, Sexton and Dagas (2004).;Emotional capital is a state of inner positive emotional energy and vitality that can be directed and transformed, which, with purposeful focus, has the ability to have a relatively lasting impact on human behaviors and choices, and is capable of expanding individuals' capacities and skills, promoting mental health, and psychological well-being. Timepoint: It takes two months before and after the study begins. Method of measurement: Emotional capital is the score that the subject obtains from the Emotional Capital Questionnaire (Golparvar, 2016).;Literally, metaemotion means awareness of emotion, and figuratively, it means organizing a group of thoughts, feelings, and emotions about emotions. Timepoint: It takes two months before and after the study begins. Method of measurement: Hyperemotion is the score that the subject obtains from the Hyperemotion Questionnaire, Mittmannsgruber et al. (2009).;Social self-efficacy is the belief and expectation that an individual has about their ability to succeed in social situations and interpersonal behavior. Timepoint: It takes two months before and after the study begins. Method of measurement: Social self-efficacy is the score that the subject obtains from the Social Self-Efficacy Scale, Gaudiano and Herbert (2003).;Mindfulness-based cognit

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactsolmaz choheili

Islamic Azad University

solmaz_chohili@yahoo.com+98 61 3221 0997

Outcome results

None listed

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