Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Anxiety Severity, worry, and Sleep Quality in Patient's with Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Investigating the Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Anxiety Severity, Worry and Sleep Quality in Patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20250915067257N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-10-17

Start date

2025-08-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-12-08

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Conditions

Patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder have Severe Anxiety, Worry, and Sleep Quality.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention Group

The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention Group will Receive Eight Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Sessions Once a Week for 45 Minutes After the Pre-Test, and After the Treatment is Complet

Second, After Completing The Pre-Test and Receiving Eight Sessions of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, They will also Receive Medication, After Completing the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Sessi

The Third Group will Receive only the Drug for 8 Weeks After the Pre-Test, and After 8 Weeks and the End of the Drug, a Post-Test will be Taken, and a Follow-up will be Taken After two Months, and the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Have a Diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (By Psychiatrist) Not Receiving other Psychotherapy Absence of Personality Disorder with Generalized Anxiety Disorder No Cognitive Problem Having an Eighth Grade Literacy Level No Substance Abuse

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Absence From More Than Two Therapy Sessions Failure To Complete Questionnaires Failure To Perform Therapeutic Exercises

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Severity, Worry Severity, Sleep Quality, Insomnia Severity. Timepoint: Before the Start of the Intervention, end of the Intervention, Two Months Later, The Follow-up Period. Method of measurement: 7_Question Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire, Pennsylvania Anxiety Questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire, Insomnia Severity Scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Dysfunctional Sleep Beliefs and Attitudes, Acceptance of Sleep Problems, Sleep Metacognitive Processes. Timepoint: Pre-test, Post-test, Follow-up. Method of measurement: Ineffective Sleep Beliefs and Attitudes Questionnaire, Sleep Problems Acceptance Questionnaire, Sleep Metacognitive Processes Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyed Mojtaba Ahmadi

Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

mojtabakmahmadi@yahoo.com+98 83 3835 8943

Outcome results

None listed

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