The Impact of Emotionally Focused Therapy on Improving Couples' Relationships

The effectiveness of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) on empathy and marital distress in couples undergoing emotional divorce.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20250519065808N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-06-25

Start date

2025-07-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Relationship turmoil and emotional divorce.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention Group: The intervention group will receive Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for 10 weekly sessions, each lasting 60 minutes. The sessions will cover skills training in i

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

25 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 25 and 50 years Being married with at least one year of marital life Experiencing emotional divorce (based on high score in emotional divorce questionnaire) Residency in Ahvaz city Ability to regularly attend therapy sessions No severe psychiatric disorders (based on clinical interview) Signing the informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having severe psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or psychosis Taking psychiatric medications Concurrent participation in other psychotherapy programs Inability to regularly attend therapy session

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Empathy score in the Empathy Index Questionnaire. Timepoint: 1 month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using the Marital Discord Questionnaire and self-report.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSima Farzadfar

Islamic Azad University

farzadfarsima@gmail.com+98 61 3222 5166

Outcome results

None listed

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