Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Quality of Life, Resilience, and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Road-Traffic Accident Survivors

The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy(ACT) on Quality Of Life, Resilience and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in road accident victims

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20251201068175N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-12-19

Start date

2025-12-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-02-02

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Conditions

road accident victims.

Interventions

Intervention group:.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All road accident casualties in Saravan have occurred since September 1403.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
At the beginning of the study, all road accident victims from the Saravan road who were able to collaborate with the researcher completed questionnaires on quality of life, resilience, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Then, based on the scores obtained, 30 individuals were randomly selected and matched into two groups: the experimental group, which received an intervention based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and the control group, which did not receive any specific intervention. At the end of the study, both groups were reassessed on the dependent variables (quality of life, resilience, and post-traumatic stress disorder) to determine whether the intervention had the necessary effectiveness. Timepoint: After the initial assessment and gathering of pre-test data, and selecting the participants based on the scores obtained in the dependent variables, the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is implemented over 10 sessions, each lasting 90 minutes, for the experimental group. Method of measurement: A pre-test is conducted using the Quality of Life, Resilience, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder questionnaires. After the intervention is implemented in the experimental group and completed, both the experimental and control groups are reassessed using the same questionnaires from the pre-test phase in a post-test to evaluate the effects of the intervention.	—

Measure

Time frame

At the beginning of the study, all road accident victims from the Saravan road who were able to collaborate with the researcher completed questionnaires on quality of life, resilience, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Then, based on the scores obtained, 30 individuals were randomly selected and matched into two groups: the experimental group, which received an intervention based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and the control group, which did not receive any specific intervention. At the end of the study, both groups were reassessed on the dependent variables (quality of life, resilience, and post-traumatic stress disorder) to determine whether the intervention had the necessary effectiveness. Timepoint: After the initial assessment and gathering of pre-test data, and selecting the participants based on the scores obtained in the dependent variables, the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is implemented over 10 sessions, each lasting 90 minutes, for the experimental group. Method of measurement: A pre-test is conducted using the Quality of Life, Resilience, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder questionnaires. After the intervention is implemented in the experimental group and completed, both the experimental and control groups are reassessed using the same questionnaires from the pre-test phase in a post-test to evaluate the effects of the intervention.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Depression, Anxiety,Life satisfaction. Timepoint: Baseline (T1): before the intervention Post-intervention (T2): immediately after completion of the therapy sessions Follow-up (T3, if applicable): three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Quality of life: WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire Resilience: Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) PTSD symptoms: PTSD scale by Foa et al. based on DSM-IV-TR criteria.	—

Measure

Time frame

Depression, Anxiety,Life satisfaction. Timepoint: Baseline (T1): before the intervention Post-intervention (T2): immediately after completion of the therapy sessions Follow-up (T3, if applicable): three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Quality of life: WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire Resilience: Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) PTSD symptoms: PTSD scale by Foa et al. based on DSM-IV-TR criteria.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactTahereh Sepahi Sarjo

Islamic Azad University

moslem.rigi67@gmail.com+98 54 3762 0000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026