Comparison of the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy and Barlow meta-diagnosis in cognitive emotion regulation, experiential avoidance and reduction of clinical symptoms in the treatment of patients with anxiety disorder

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• Conditions: F41.1; generalized anxiety disorder.; Generalized anxiety disorder

• Registration Number: IRCT20220420054593N1
• Lead Sponsor: Islamic Azad University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 27 June 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

The research method is quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design and the statistical population of the study included patients with clinical symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder who referred to counseling and psychological clinics in Mashhad.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Generalized Anxiety Disorder In this study, Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders Using the Adult Version of the Anxiety Disorders Interview Program for DSM-5 (ADIS-5) Brown & Barlow, 2014), Adult Version of the Pediatric Anxiety Disorders Screening Questionnaire (SCARED) -A) Van Steinsel Weblogs, 2014); The Beck Anxiety Inventory (Beck, Epstein, Brown, & Steer, 1993), the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS; Metic & Clark, 1998), and the Comprehensive Anxiety Disorder Short Scale (Spitzer, Kronki, Williams, & Brand, 2006) are measured. Timepoint: Anxiety questionnaires are collected from clients in the first week of treatment and in the following weeks every two weeks. Method of measurement: Anxiety Assessment Questionnaires.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Emotion regulation: is the score that a person obtains in the difficult questionnaire in emotion regulation Graz and Roemer (2004). Timepoint: The first week and once every two weeks. Method of measurement: emotion regulation Graz and Roemer.;Experimental Avoidance: The score that a person obtains in the Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire of the Acceptance and Editing Practice Questionnaire (AAQ-II). Timepoint: The first week and once every two weeks in subsequent weeks. Method of measurement: the Acceptance and Editing Practice Questionnaire (AAQ-II).