Comparison of the effectiveness of couple therapy

The comparison of the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment-Based Couple Therapy and Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy on emotional empathy, sexual self-esteem, relationship quality, and trust in couples with emotional divorce

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20260429069210N1

Enrollment

Registered

2026-05-04

Start date

2026-06-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Marital problems of couples. Problems in relationship with spouse or partner

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Acceptance and Commitment-based Couple Therapy is a novel therapeutic approach in the field of couple psychotherapy that focuses on the acceptance of emotional and

cited in Salehi et al., 2021). In this study, the intervention will be implemented as Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy sessions (Epstein & Baucom, 2002

cited in Salehi et al., 2021) in 10 one-and-a-half-hour sessions for the experime

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

25 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Be at least 25 and at most 45 years old. Have been married for at least 5 years. Have at least a high school diploma. Be willing to cooperate and participate in couple therapy sessions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Have psychiatric disorders and use psychiatric medications. Have physical problems that interfere with the intervention process.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Emotional empathy. Timepoint: Before performing the intervention and two weeks after completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Mehrabian and Epstein Emotional Empathy Questionnaire (1972).;Sexual self-esteem. Timepoint: Before performing the intervention and two weeks after completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Snell et al. Multidimensional Sexual Self-Concept Questionnaire (1989).;Marital relationship quality. Timepoint: Before performing the intervention and two weeks after completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Busby et al. Marital Quality Scale (1995).;Trust in marital relationships. Timepoint: Before performing the intervention and two weeks after completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Interpersonal Trust Questionnaire (Rempel & Holmes, 1985).	—

Measure

Time frame

Emotional empathy. Timepoint: Before performing the intervention and two weeks after completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Mehrabian and Epstein Emotional Empathy Questionnaire (1972).;Sexual self-esteem. Timepoint: Before performing the intervention and two weeks after completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Snell et al. Multidimensional Sexual Self-Concept Questionnaire (1989).;Marital relationship quality. Timepoint: Before performing the intervention and two weeks after completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Busby et al. Marital Quality Scale (1995).;Trust in marital relationships. Timepoint: Before performing the intervention and two weeks after completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Interpersonal Trust Questionnaire (Rempel & Holmes, 1985).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactJafar kardooni

Islamic Azad University

rezakord1365j@gmail.com+98 937 742 8393

Outcome results

None listed

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