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Acceptance and commitment therapy for destructive experiential avoidance (ACT-DEA): a pilot study

Acceptance and commitment therapy for destructive experiential avoidance (ACT-DEA): a pilot study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0005491
Enrollment
30
Registered
2020-10-15
Start date
2019-09-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-11-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Behavioral : The Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention will consist of 6 weekly individual sessions of 40-minutes each and pharmacological treatment. The treatment as usual (TAU) will c

Sponsors

Kangwon National University Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adolescents (aged 15-25 years) who had destructive experiential avoidant behaviors within the previous 3 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Current moderate to high suicide risk 2. Severely acute phase of mental illness 3. History of brain injury and/or organic mental disease 4. Suspected of intellectual disability

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Frequency of Destructive Experiential Avoidance;Brief form of Multidimensional Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (K-MEAQ-24)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9);General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7);WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF)

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactEuihyeon

Presbyterian Medical Center

Outcome results

None listed

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