Clinical trials: Emotion Focused Therapy
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD)
Emotion-Focused Therapy in the Treatment of Prolonged Grief Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) works to reduce symptoms of Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) in adults.
- Trial name
- EFT-PGD (NCT07207512)
- Testing
- Emotion-Focused Therapy for Grief, Self-help intervention based on EFT
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Pain, Pain Management
Replication Study: Reducing Pain With Focused Music Listening
The goal of this clinical trial is to confirm previous findings that actively tapping along to music can reduce pain more than just listening to music.
- Conditions
- Pain, Pain Management, Pain Threshold, Painful
- Trial name
- PainMusic2 (NCT06960226)
- Testing
- Music Listening, Silence Control, Active Sensorimotor Synchronization
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
Conduct Disorders in Adolescence, Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Is Mentalization-based Therapy More Effective Than Treatment-as-usual for Adolescents With Dissocial Disorders?
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate if Mentalization-based therapy (MBT) is superior to enhanced usual care (treatment-as-usual-plus (TAU-plus)) for adolescents with disruptive behavior or dissocial disorders.
- Trial name
- MEDAL (NCT07181928)
- Testing
- Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT), Treatment-as-usual-plus (TAU-plus)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
The Focus is the Prevention and Promotion of Mental Well-being and is a Universal Delivery Intervention
Promotion of Mental Health in Adolescents: A School-Based Preventive Version of the Unified Protocol (UP-A Kind)
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the efficacy of the Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders for Adolescents (UP-A; Ehrenreich-May et al., 2018) as a universal school-based preventive…
- Trial name
- UP-A Kind (NCT07021001)
- Testing
- UP-A, a cognitive-behavioral structured group intervention, was adapted as a universal preventive intervention to be delivered in school settings (UP-A Kind).
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Coimbra
Depression Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety
EFCT vs. BCT for Depression and Anxiety in Married Couples
This study compares the effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) and Behavioral Couples Therapy (BCT) in reducing depression and anxiety symptoms in married couples.
- Trial name
- EFCT-BCT (NCT06892613)
- Testing
- Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT), Behavioral Couples Therapy (BCT)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beykoz University
Parent Training, Parent Child Relationship
Hold me Tight/Let me Go: Effectiveness of a Course to Enhance Parent-adolescent Relationship
HmT/LmG is a group course for 4-6 parental dyads and consists of 4 group sessions with psycho-education and skills training and 3 individual sessions per family (i.e., 1 session with the adolescent, 1 session with the parents…
- Conditions
- Parent Training, Parent Child Relationship, Parent-child Problem
- Trial name
- NCT06966323
- Testing
- Hold me Tight / Let me Go
- Where
- 5 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Amsterdam
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Alcohol-Related Disorders
Body-Focused Mindfulness as an Add-on Intervention in Inpatient Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment (MBI-AUD-PL)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a body-focused mindfulness program can help people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) feel more connected to their bodies and manage their emotions better.
- Trial name
- MBI-AUD-PL (NCT07706660)
- Testing
- Body-Focused Mindfulness Intervention, Standard Psychoeducation
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw
Emotional Intelligence, Emotion Regulation
The Effects of Group Social Work Intervention on Children's Emotional Intelligence, Emotion Regulation Skills and Empathy Tendencies
The general objective of this study is to determine the effects of an emotion-focused therapy-based group social work intervention on the emotion regulation skills, emotional intelligence, and empathic tendency levels of children…
- Conditions
- Emotional Intelligence, Emotion Regulation, Empathy Skills
- Trial name
- NCT07273786
- Testing
- group social work practice based on emotion-focused therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Renal Transplantation
The Effect of Emotion-Focused Intervention on Emotion Regulation and Well-Being of Individuals With Transplantation
The study was designed to evaluate the effects of an emotion-focused intervention based on the Human-to-Human Relationship Model on emotion regulation skills and well-being in individuals who have undergone renal transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT07294183
- Testing
- Emotion-Focused Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Hyperactivity Disorder
Monitoring and Evaluation of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program Focused on Attention and Emotion Regulation for Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
This is a multi-center, prospective, randomized, open-label, controlled trial with two parallel arms and blinded endpoint assessment.
- Conditions
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit
- Trial name
- SEPAGE (NCT05273918)
- Testing
- cognitivo-comportmental therapy, body mediation
- Where
- 3 sites in France, Reunion
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
Physiological Conditions, Distress, Emotional
Hand in Hand: Feasibility of a Compassion-Focused App to Support Parents of Children With Mental Health Problems
Parents of children and adolescents with mental health problems may experience substantial caregiving burden and emotional distress, including persistent stress, self-criticism, shame, and parental burnout.
- Conditions
- Physiological Conditions, Distress, Emotional, Caregiving Stress, Burnout
- Trial name
- NCT07840404
- Testing
- App-based Compassion Program
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent - Emotional Problem
Unfolding the Wisdom Within: CFT for Adolescents in Residential Care
Residential care youth show extensive mental health intervention needs due to history of maltreatment and embedded characteristics of residential placement, leading to harmful and cumulative effects throughout development, linked…
- Trial name
- CFT_RYC (NCT06219057)
- Testing
- The Wise Adolescent
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Coimbra
Depressive Disorder, Anxiety Disorders
Comparing Brief Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy in Reducing Relationship Distress
This study compares the effects of two different couple therapy approaches-Brief Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy (BPCT) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)-on reducing relationship problems and emotional symptoms like depression…
- Conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Emotion Regulation, Attachment
- Trial name
- BPCT-EFT-RCT (NCT07100951)
- Testing
- Brief Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Beykoz University
Depression, Anxiety
Emotion Focused Therapy for Competitive Athletes
This project will be a pilot study to test the feasibility of using Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) among competitive athletes experiencing mild-to-moderate depression or anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT05896436
- Testing
- Emotion Focused Therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Testicular Cancer
Young Adult Latino Testicular Cancer Survivors: a Pilot Study of Goal-Focused Emotion Regulation Therapy (GET)
Testicular cancer diagnosis and treatment, especially given its threat to sexuality and reproductive health, can be distressing in the formative period of young adulthood.
- Trial name
- NCT07615998
- Testing
- Goal-focused Emotion-regulation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Marital Relationship
Outcome Study of Hold Me Tight Program With Acquired Brian Injury (ABI) Populations
The objectives of this research pilot project are to assess the efficacy of the Hold Me Tight Relationship Enhancement Program with couples where at least one partner has an acquired brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT01405014
- Testing
- Hold Me Tight
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Emotion Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Brief Emotion-Focused Therapy for Self-Criticism: A Comparison With a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) is an effective approach in reducing self-criticism in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07432139
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Catarina Teixeira
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Diminished Pleasure
Psychotherapy Effects on Reward Processing in PTSD
The purpose of this study is to identify how trauma-focused psychotherapy changes the function of brain circuitry in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and how this mediates improvements in the diminished ability to experience…
- Conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Diminished Pleasure, Anhedonia, PTSD
- Trial name
- PERPP (NCT06096740)
- Testing
- Cognitive Processing Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin