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Investigating the effectiveness of the Breaking emotion regulation protocol based on Rumi’s teachings on psychological suffering

Investigating the effectiveness of the expanded Breaking Emotion Regulation Protocol incorporating the concept of suffering in Rumi’s perspective on psychological suffering in a non-clinical sample.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20251209068258N1
Enrollment
8
Registered
2025-12-23
Start date
2027-09-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

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Conditions

Deficits in emotion regulation, low psychological well-being, and high psychological suffering..

Interventions

Intervention 1: In this group, participants receive the standard Breaking Emotion Regulation Protocol. This protocol includes training in skills such as respiratory and muscular desensitization, accep

Sponsors

Shahed University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Providing consent to participate in the research and signing a written informed consent form. Married women over 18 years of age with 5 to 15 years of marital life and an educational level ranging from high school diploma to bachelor’s degree. Absence of psychotic symptoms or disorders, assessed by the SCL-90 (1976). Absence of severe personality disorder, assessed by the brief PID (2013). A psychological suffering score at least one standard deviation above the mean on the Orbach questionnaire (2003). No chronic or continuous use of medication, and no chronic pain or physical illness whose accumulation over time leads to suffering.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Dissatisfaction with continuing the sessions. Absence from more than three sessions (Breaking, 2015).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Psychological suffering score on the Orbach Mental Pain Questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the intervention, during the intervention, after the intervention, and three-month follow-up. Method of measurement: Orbach Mental Pain Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactjanan novin

Shahed University

janan.novin@gmail.com+98 21 5589 2709

Outcome results

None listed

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