Forensic Psychiatry PatientsNCT07857148
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Anger Management Training in Forensic Psychiatry Patients
A study testing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Anger Management Training in people with Forensic Psychiatry Patients and Anger Management, run by Hatice Polat at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The goal of this interventional study is to determine the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)-based anger management training on the aggression levels of forensic psychiatry patients. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 years, men only
- Conditions the study is for
- Forensic Psychiatry Patients, Anger Management, Agression
- What is being tested?
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Anger Management Training
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 6 Mar 2021to 15 Nov 2022
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- Men only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- being admitted to the inpatient psychiatry ward for protection and treatment, being in remission, not having any physical (speech, hearing impairment, etc.) or neurological disorders that would prevent the completion of research forms, being between the ages of 18-65 years, not having any communication problems and being open to cooperation, being literate, and volunteering to participate in the study.
Who cannot join
- meeting the inclusion criteria and having organic and mental problems that would prevent understanding and completing the scales.
- -
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Elazığ Fethi Sekin City Hospital- High Security Forensic Psychiatry (HSFP)
Elâzığ
About this study
Official title: Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Anger Management Training on the Aggression Levels of Forensic Psychiatry Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study
The goal of this interventional study is to determine the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)-based anger management training on the aggression levels of forensic psychiatry patients. The main hypotheses are:
H0: ACT-based anger management training does not affect the aggression levels of forensic psychiatry patients.
Read more
H1: ACT-based anger management training reduces the aggression levels of forensic psychiatry patients.
In the study, the researchers implemented an 8-session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Anger Group protocol for the experimental group. The ACT training sessions were conducted once a week for a total of eight sessions. This program was applied only to the patients in the experimental group.
Both the experimental and control group patients answered the questions in the Personal Information Form, which included the patients' demographic information, and the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire before and after the ACT training.
ACT-based anger management training was an effective method in reducing the aggression levels of forensic psychiatry patients.
- Conditions
- Forensic Psychiatry Patients, Anger Management, Agression
- Being tested
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Anger Management Training
- Keywords
- Acceptance and commitment therapy, Aggression, Forensic psychiatry, Forensic psychiatric nursing
- Medical subject headings
- Aggression
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Anger Management TrainingBehavioural
Also called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based anger management training program designed to reduce aggression levels among forensic psychiatry patients.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental Group | Experimental | Patients in the experimental group receive the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Anger Group intervention. Receives: Behavioral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Anger Management Training |
| Control Group | No intervention | Patients in the control group did not receive the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Anger Group intervention. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Aggression Level Measured by the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ)
Developed by Buss and Perry in 1992, this is a self-report scale that evaluates aggression in the context of personality traits in terms of physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger, and hostility
Measured: Baseline and immediately after completion of the intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Oct 2026
- Study start6 Mar 2021
- Primary completion28 Aug 2021
- Study completion15 Nov 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (4)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Forensic Psychiatry PatientsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Hatice Polat
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, Hatice Polat, Malatya Turgut Ozal University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07857148
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2021-3/7
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 14 Sep 2026
- Last updated
- 5 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
4. T.C. Resmî Gazete. Ceza Genel Kurulu Kararı. 2004. http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2004/10/20041012.htm. Accessed 16 July 2024.
3. Sırlıer Emir B. Tutuklu ve hükümlü adli psikiyatri servislerine genel bakış. In: Akkaya R, Akkaya B, editors. Sağlık Bilimlerinde Güncel Tartışmalar 5. Ankara: Bilgin Kültür Sanat Yayınları; 2022. p. 146-50.
2. Balcioğlu YH. Koruyucu ve Toplum Temelli Psikiyatri Perspektifinden Adli Psikiyatri: Suçun ve Şiddet Davranışının Önlenmesi. Turkiye Klinikleri Psychiatry-Special Topics. 2022;15(1):53-9.
Kennedy HG, Mohan D, Davoren M. Forensic psychiatry and Covid-19: accelerating transformation in forensic psychiatry. Ir J Psychol Med. 2021 Jun;38(2):145-153. doi: 10.1017/ipm.2020.58. Epub 2020 May 21.
PubMed 32434610
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Anger Management Training on the Aggression Levels of Forensic Psychiatry Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07857148
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2021-3/7
- Conditions
- Forensic Psychiatry Patients, Anger Management, Agression
- Keywords
- Acceptance and commitment therapy, Aggression, Forensic psychiatry, Forensic psychiatric nursing
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Hatice PolatUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 6 Mar 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 28 Aug 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 Nov 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 5 Oct 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this interventional study is to determine the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)-based anger management training on the aggression levels of forensic psychiatry patients. The main hypotheses are:
H0: ACT-based anger management training does not affect the aggression levels of forensic psychiatry patients.
H1: ACT-based anger management training reduces the aggression levels of forensic psychiatry patients.
In the study, the researchers implemented an 8-session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Anger Group protocol for the experimental group. The ACT training sessions were conducted once a week for a total of eight sessions. This program was applied only to the patients in the experimental group.
Both the experimental and control group patients answered the questions in the Personal Information Form, which included the patients' demographic information, and the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire before and after the ACT training.
ACT-based anger management training was an effective method in reducing the aggression levels of forensic psychiatry patients.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Anger Management TrainingPatients in the experimental group receive the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Anger Group intervention. |
| Control Group | No intervention | –Patients in the control group did not receive the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Anger Group intervention. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- being admitted to the inpatient psychiatry ward for protection and treatment, being in remission, not having any physical (speech, hearing impairment, etc.) or neurological disorders that would prevent the completion of research forms, being between the ages of 18-65 years, not having any communication problems and being open to cooperation, being literate, and volunteering to participate in the study.
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- meeting the inclusion criteria and having organic and mental problems that would prevent understanding and completing the scales.
- -
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Anger Management TrainingAlso: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based anger management training program designed to reduce aggression levels among forensic psychiatry patients. | Behavioural | Experimental Group |
Primary outcome
Aggression Level Measured by the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ)
Time frame: Baseline and immediately after completion of the intervention
Developed by Buss and Perry in 1992, this is a self-report scale that evaluates aggression in the context of personality traits in terms of physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger, and hostility
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Oct 2026.
- Background4. T.C. Resmî Gazete. Ceza Genel Kurulu Kararı. 2004. http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2004/10/20041012.htm. Accessed 16 July 2024.
- Background3. Sırlıer Emir B. Tutuklu ve hükümlü adli psikiyatri servislerine genel bakış. In: Akkaya R, Akkaya B, editors. Sağlık Bilimlerinde Güncel Tartışmalar 5. Ankara: Bilgin Kültür Sanat Yayınları; 2022. p. 146-50.
- Background2. Balcioğlu YH. Koruyucu ve Toplum Temelli Psikiyatri Perspektifinden Adli Psikiyatri: Suçun ve Şiddet Davranışının Önlenmesi. Turkiye Klinikleri Psychiatry-Special Topics. 2022;15(1):53-9.
- Background: PubMed 32434610Kennedy HG, Mohan D, Davoren M. Forensic psychiatry and Covid-19: accelerating transformation in forensic psychiatry. Ir J Psychol Med. 2021 Jun;38(2):145-153. doi: 10.1017/ipm.2020.58. Epub 2020 May 21.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Anger Management Training in people with Forensic Psychiatry Patients and Anger Management, run by Hatice Polat at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Aggression Level Measured by the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ) (time frame: Baseline and immediately after completion of the intervention). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07857148, which also lists 4 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Oct 2026.