Investigating the effect of a psychotherapy method on anxiety and emotions in children with somatic symptoms

The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Anxiety Symptoms and Emotional Regulation of Children with Somatic Symptom

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20250421065426N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-07-19

Start date

2025-05-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-08-19

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Conditions

Children with somatic symptoms. Somatization disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group:No (effective) behavioral treatment is performed on Yanha. Intervention 2: Therapy Protocol:Session 1: Case conceptualization and taking historySession 2: Let it be and l

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

8 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having anxiety and diagnosing it through an interview. Presence of physical symptoms such as stomachache, headache, muscle pain, etc. Age range between 8-12 years. Informed consent from parents for children's participation in this study. Parents and children are ethically willing to participate in this research.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Increased severity of anxiety symptoms or other disorders. Emergence of other medical or psychological problems. Creation of ethical or legal issues. Interference with other treatments.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety symptoms. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after 8 sessions of commitment and acceptance-based therapy. Method of measurement: Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (bimaher).;Children’s emotion regulation level. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after 8 sessions of commitment and acceptance-based therapy. Method of measurement: Emotion Regulation Scale for Children aged 8 to 12 (Marolli et al.).	—

Measure

Time frame

Anxiety symptoms. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after 8 sessions of commitment and acceptance-based therapy. Method of measurement: Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (bimaher).;Children’s emotion regulation level. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after 8 sessions of commitment and acceptance-based therapy. Method of measurement: Emotion Regulation Scale for Children aged 8 to 12 (Marolli et al.).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Somstic simptom. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after 8 sessions of commitment and acceptance-based therapy. Method of measurement: Children’s Somatization Inventory (CSI or CSSI).;Quality of life. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after 8 sessions of commitment and acceptance-based therapy. Method of measurement: Children's Quality of Life Questionnaire (pedsQL).	—

Measure

Time frame

Somstic simptom. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after 8 sessions of commitment and acceptance-based therapy. Method of measurement: Children’s Somatization Inventory (CSI or CSSI).;Quality of life. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after 8 sessions of commitment and acceptance-based therapy. Method of measurement: Children's Quality of Life Questionnaire (pedsQL).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSAMANE

Islamic Azad University

samane.np97@gmail.com+98 71 3263 6369

Outcome results

None listed

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