Protocol summary

Study aim
Studying the effectiveness of schema therapy with mindfulness and forgiveness therapy on clinical symptoms, emotional responses, cognitive distortions and self-compassion in women affected by husband's betrayal
Design
Clinical trial with follow-up and control group, with parallel groups, not blind, randomized
Settings and conduct
The target population of this study is women affected by treachery of spouse referred to psychological clinics of Mashhad during the period from November to December 2018. A total of 36 women are selected based on inclusion criteria by the available sampling method and are randomly assigned to one of the two experimental or control groups. All participants will answer the questionnaire in the pre-test, post-test and 2 months follow-up steps. The data will be analyzed by repeated measures of variance analysis.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women whose husband's had been cut with the third person, but they could not reconstruct the relationship due to the anger and annoyance of husband's betrayal. Exclusion criteria: To counteract husband's betrayal, Being applicant for divorce, Husband's remarriage due to betrayal
Intervention groups
Intervention group1: During ten 90-minute sessions of schema therapy with mindfulness for 2 month,, three of the most influential schemas and subjectivities of each participants, will be used in the context of the topic of mindfulness. Intervention group 2 : During ten 90-minute sessions of forgiveness therapy for 2 month, the participants will pass the forgiveness process by uncovering of anger, making decision to forgive, working on it and finally deepening the forgiveness. Control group: Will not receive any intervention until the end of the follow-up step.
Main outcome variables
Clinical symptoms;Emotional responses to betraying; Cognitive distortions; Self-compassion

General information

Reason for update
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number: IRCT20180131038576N1
Registration date: 2018-12-02, 1397/09/11
Registration timing: prospective

Last update: 2018-12-02, 1397/09/11
Update count: 0
Registration date
2018-12-02, 1397/09/11
Registrant information
Name
Mohamad Reza Raftar aliabadi
Name of organization / entity
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 51 3868 6502
Email address
psy.rft95@gmail.com
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Expected recruitment start date
2018-12-11, 1397/09/20
Expected recruitment end date
2019-02-09, 1397/11/20
Actual recruitment start date
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Actual recruitment end date
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Trial completion date
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Scientific title
Comparison of effectiveness of schema therapy with mindfulness and forgiveness therapy on clinical symptoms, emotional responses, cognitive distortions and self-compassion in women affected by husband's betrayal
Public title
Comparison of effectiveness of schema therapy with mindfulness and forgiveness therapy on women affected by husband's betrayal
Purpose
Treatment
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
The experience of husband's betrayal in the last year Minimum diploma education She is currently living with her husband and is not thinking to get divorce. Women whose husband's had been cut with the third person and is looking for forgiveness and compensation, but they could not reconstruct the relationship due to the anger and annoyance of husband's betrayal. Women who do not receive any counseling and psychotherapy services at the time of the research.
Exclusion criteria:
To counteract husband's betrayal Having symptoms of psychosis Being applicant for divorce Husband's remarriage due to betrayal
Age
From 20 years old to 40 years old
Gender
Female
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size: 36
Actual sample size reached: 30
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
36 individual will be randomly assigned to three group. Randomization will be based on permutation block. Accordingly, 12 blocks will be allocated to individual, in each block 1person from the intervention group1, 1 person from the intervention group 2, and 1 person from the control group will be placed. Eventually, after completion of the blocks, group 1 schema therapy with mindfulness and group 2 forgiveness therapy will be placed.The Control group will not receive any treatment until the end of the follow-up step.
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features

Secondary Ids

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Ethics committees

1

Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics committe of Islamic Azad University -Neyshabur Branch
Street address
Islamic Azad University, Neyshabour Branch, Research street
City
Neyshabur
Province
Razavi Khorasan
Postal code
۹۳۱۹۷۹۷۱۳۹
Approval date
2018-06-21, 1397/03/31
Ethics committee reference number
IR.IAU.NEYSHABUR.REC.1397.003

Health conditions studied

1

Description of health condition studied
Husband's betrayal
ICD-10 code
Z63.0
ICD-10 code description
Problems in relationship with spouse or partner

Primary outcomes

1

Description
Clinical symptoms
Timepoint
Before interventions, after the completion of interventions, two months after the end of the interventions
Method of measurement
Beck Inventory of Depression, Anxiety and Despair

2

Description
Emotional responses
Timepoint
Before interventions, after the completion of interventions, two months after the end of the interventions
Method of measurement
Emotional responses to infidelity Questionnaire

3

Description
Cognitive distortion
Timepoint
Before interventions, after the completion of interventions, two months after the end of the interventions
Method of measurement
The interpersonal cognitive distortions scale

4

Description
Self-compassion
Timepoint
Before interventions, after the completion of interventions, two months after the end of the interventions
Method of measurement
Self-compassion scale

Secondary outcomes

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Intervention groups

1

Description
Intervention group 1: schema therapy with mindfulness, meetings are taken away from book "Mindfulness and schema therapy, 2014; translated by Zirak and Hamid Pour", In the form of nine weekly 90 minute sessions and two follow-up sessions , monthly and bimonthly . During the training sessions instead of addressing the personality problems of the participants, three number of the most influential schemas and subjectivities of each group member will be known. Then, these schemas and subjectivities are used in the context of the topic of mindfulness during education.
Category
Behavior

2

Description
Intervention group 2: Forgiveness therapy will be done for 10 weekly 90 minute sessions, based on the " Enright and et al (2000)" process model which consists of twenty units in four stages. The purpose of the first stage, detection, is increasing awareness of the client from the psychological factors which are inhibiting the process of recovery and also correction of their worldview to the guilty person, their future and the existential view. In the second stage which called decision making, the goal is to encourage the client to consider forgiveness as an active response to their self-annoyance and committing to it. The goal of the stage of action which is the third stage of this pattern is to reconstructing the definition of annoyance, empathy with the offending person and acceptance of annoyance. Finally, the goal of the fourth stage which is named result or giving depth , is finding meaning, social support and purpose of life.
Category
Behavior

3

Description
Control group: Which will not receive any intervention until the end of the 2-month follow-up after intervention on the two experimental groups 1 and 2. After the follow-up stage, one of the interventions one or two which had better efficiency will be performed on the control group.
Category
Other

Recruitment centers

1

Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Rahyab coupel therapy clinic
Full name of responsible person
Hossein Shareh
Street address
Second floor, No. 29, Chamran 9, Chamran Ave
City
Mashhad
Province
Razavi Khorasan
Postal code
9137674749
Phone
+98 51 3838 3193
Email
Info@rahyabclinic.com
Web page address
http://www.rahyabclinic.com

Sponsors / Funding sources

1

Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Islamic Azad University
Full name of responsible person
Ahmad Zendedel
Street address
Islamic Azad University, Neyshabour Branch, Research street
City
Neyshabour
Province
Razavi Khorasan
Postal code
9319797139
Phone
+98 51 4262 1901
Email
pajohesh@iau-neyshabur.ac.ir
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Islamic Azad University
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
Public
Domestic or foreign origin
Domestic
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
Academic

Person responsible for general inquiries

Contact
Name of organization / entity
Islamic Azad University
Full name of responsible person
Mohamad Reza Raftar Aliabadi
Position
Phd student
Latest degree
Master
Other areas of specialty/work
Psychology
Street address
No. 76, Ghaemmagham 2, Vakilabad 37Ave, Vakilabad Blvd
City
Mashhad
Province
Razavi Khorasan
Postal code
9188938941
Phone
+98 51 3868 6502
Email
psy.rft95@gmail.com

Person responsible for scientific inquiries

Contact
Name of organization / entity
Islamic Azad University
Full name of responsible person
Mohamad Reza Raftar Aliabadi
Position
Phd student
Latest degree
Master
Other areas of specialty/work
Psychology
Street address
No.76, Ghaemmagham 2, VakilAbad 37 Ave, Vakil Abad Blvd
City
Mashhad
Province
Razavi Khorasan
Postal code
9188938941
Phone
+98 51 3868 6502
Email
psy.rft95@gmail.com

Person responsible for updating data

Contact
Name of organization / entity
Islamic Azad University
Full name of responsible person
Mohamad Reza Raftar Aiabadi
Position
Phd student
Latest degree
Master
Other areas of specialty/work
Psychology
Street address
No. 76, Ghaemmagham 2, VakilAbad 37 Ave, Vakil Abad Blvd
City
Mashhad
Province
Razavi Khorasan
Postal code
9188938941
Phone
+98 51 3868 6502
Fax
+98 51 3866 4130
Email
psy.rft95@gmail.com

Sharing plan

Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
Study Protocol
Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
Statistical Analysis Plan
Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
Informed Consent Form
Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
Clinical Study Report
Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
Analytic Code
Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
Data Dictionary
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