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ACT-Based Psychoeducation for Caregivers of Patients With Schizophrenia

NCT07656558 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-06-18

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to examine the effects of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based psychoeducation program on expressed emotion, perceived family burden, and psychological flexibility among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia attending a Community Mental Health Center.

The main questions this study aims to answer are:

* Does ACT-based psychoeducation reduce expressed emotion among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia?
* Does ACT-based psychoeducation reduce perceived family burden among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia?
* Does ACT-based psychoeducation improve psychological flexibility among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia?

Researchers will randomly assign eligible caregivers to either an intervention group receiving an 8-session ACT-based psychoeducation program or a control group receiving routine care.

Participants will:

* Complete assessment measures before the intervention (pre-test).
* Participate in 8 ACT-based psychoeducation sessions if assigned to the intervention group.
* Continue receiving routine care if assigned to the control group.
* Complete assessment measures immediately after the intervention (post-test).
* Complete follow-up assessments at 1 month and 3 months after the intervention.

Conditions

  • SCHIZOPHRENIA 1 (Disorder)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-Based Psychoeducation Program

The intervention consists of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based psychoeducation program developed in accordance with expert opinions. The program is delivered in a group format and includes eight structured sessions lasting approximately 60-90 minutes each. Session topics include introduction to the program and ACT principles, contact with the present moment, acceptance, cognitive defusion, self-as-context (observing self), values, values-based actions, and review and evaluation of the psychoeducation process. The intervention is designed to reduce expressed emotion and perceived family burden and to improve psychological flexibility among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia attending a Community Mental Health Center.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aydin Adnan Menderes University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hülya Arslantaş · Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-07-01
Primary Completion
2026-12-30
Completion
2027-01-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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