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Effect of Emotion-Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Symptom Severity

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Mehmet Emrah Karadere
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorMehmet Emrah Karadere
Started2025-10-01
Est. completion2026-06-01
Eligibility
Age18 Years – 65 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT07622654

Summary

This study aims to investigate the effect of Emotion-Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) group psychotherapy on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptom severity. Participants with OCD will be randomly assigned to either an ACT-based group psychotherapy arm or a supportive group psychotherapy arm. Each arm consists of 10 to 12 weekly sessions of 2 hours. Symptom severity, psychological flexibility, emotional awareness, functioning and quality of life will be assessed before and after the intervention.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years – 65 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder according to DSM-5 criteria
* Age between 18-65 years
* Minimum literacy level
* Willingness to participate and providing informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Age over 65 years
* Diagnosis of alcohol or substance use disorder
* Comorbid psychotic disorder or intellectual disability
* Any change in psychiatric treatment (medication or psychotherapy) in the last 3 months
* Comorbid psychiatric disorder that would impair group therapy compliance
* History of cognitive impairment due to dementia, organic brain syndrome or other neurological/organic pathology

Conditions3

AnxietyOCDObsessive-compulsive Disorder

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