Comparison of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Therapy for Cancer Caregivers and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Condition 1: Anxiety. Condition 2: Depression. Condition 3: Cancer. Condition 4: Caregiving.
Other stressful life events affecting family and household
Major depressive disorder, single episode
Personal history of malignant neoplasm, unspecified
Activities involving caregiving
Z63.7
Z85.9
Y93.F

Registration Number: IRCT20230102057023N1

Lead Sponsor: Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

Being at least 18 years of age
A self-report of caregiving of a cancer patient with any stage of any type of cancer

Exclusion Criteria

History of hospitalization due to mental disorder
Participation in other psychosocial trials
Scoring lower than cutoff criteria on the Distress Thermometer measure (DT<4)
Scoring lower than cutoff criteria on the Brief Penn State Worry Questionnaire (<15)

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression and anxiety Symptoms Score in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Timepoint: Before intervention, After intervention, 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Distress thermometer, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.;Emotion Regulation Deficits score in Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. Timepoint: Before intervention, After intervention, and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale.;Perseverative Negative Thinking score in Penn State Worry Questionnaire and Ruminative Response Scale. Timepoint: Before intervention, After intervention, and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Penn State Worry Questionnaire and Ruminative Response Scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures