Comparing the effects of compassion-focused therapy and education based on emotionally focused therapy in adolescent girls with depressive symptoms and a history of suicide attempts

Comparison of the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy and education based on emotionally focused therapy, on self-critical rumination, impulsivity and interpersonal hopelessness in adolescent girls with depressive symptoms and a history of suicide attempts in Abadan city

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20251116068009N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-12-06

Start date

2025-12-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-12-08

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Conditions

Depressive disorder. Major depressive disorder, single episode

Interventions

Intervention 1: Experimental group 1: Adolescents aged 12 to 18 years old. This group will receive compassion-focused therapy in 8 sessions. Intervention 2: Experimental group 2: Adolescents aged 12 t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

12 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of depression based on the opinion of a clinical psychologist and a concurrent diagnosis from a psychiatrist and a history of suicide attempts

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Relapse of depression and Repeated suicide attempt during therapy sessions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Self-critical rumination score on the Self-critical Rumination Scale. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, and 2-month follow-up. Method of measurement: Self-critical Rumination Scale (SCRS).;Impulsivity score on the Impulsivity Scale. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, and 2-month follow-up. Method of measurement: Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11).;Interpersonal hoplessness score on the Interpersonal Hoplessness Scale. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, and 2-month follow-up. Method of measurement: Interpersonal Hoplessness Scale (IHS).	—

Measure

Time frame

Self-critical rumination score on the Self-critical Rumination Scale. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, and 2-month follow-up. Method of measurement: Self-critical Rumination Scale (SCRS).;Impulsivity score on the Impulsivity Scale. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, and 2-month follow-up. Method of measurement: Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11).;Interpersonal hoplessness score on the Interpersonal Hoplessness Scale. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, and 2-month follow-up. Method of measurement: Interpersonal Hoplessness Scale (IHS).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactParishad Gandomkar

Islamic Azad University

parishadgandomkar@gmail.com+98 61 3334 8420

Outcome results

None listed

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