he Impact of Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) on Anxiety and Parent-Child Relationships

Investigating the effectiveness of emotion-focused family therapy on reducing anxiety and improving parent-child relationships in third-year female high school students with generalized anxiety disorder

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20260216068888N1

Enrollment

Registered

2026-03-15

Start date

2026-04-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Generalized Anxiety. Generalized anxiety disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention Group: Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT). Number of Sessions: 8 sessions. Session Frequency: Twice a week. Duration of Each Session: 90 minutes. Therapeutic Tools:

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

17 Years to 19 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Female students in the third grade of second high school Females diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) based on validated diagnostic criteria. Girls aged 17 to 19 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Generalized Anxiety. Timepoint: 1.Pre-test (before the start of the intervention). 2.Post-test (immediately after the end of the intervention period). 3.One-month follow-up after the intervention. Method of measurement: Measurement will be conducted using the Spielberger Anxiety Questionnaire.;Parent-Child Relationships. Timepoint: 1.Pre-test (before the start of the intervention). 2.Post-test (immediately after the end of the intervention period). 3.One-month follow-up after the intervention. Method of measurement: The measurement instrument will consist of the Parent-Child Relationship Scale.	—

Measure

Time frame

Generalized Anxiety. Timepoint: 1.Pre-test (before the start of the intervention). 2.Post-test (immediately after the end of the intervention period). 3.One-month follow-up after the intervention. Method of measurement: Measurement will be conducted using the Spielberger Anxiety Questionnaire.;Parent-Child Relationships. Timepoint: 1.Pre-test (before the start of the intervention). 2.Post-test (immediately after the end of the intervention period). 3.One-month follow-up after the intervention. Method of measurement: The measurement instrument will consist of the Parent-Child Relationship Scale.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSanaz Saedi

Islamic Azad University

3624saedi@gmail.com+98 61 3333 3333

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026