Cognitive Restructuring in Managing Breakup Distress and Promoting Posttraumatic Growth Among Malaysian Young Adults

Posttraumatic Growth Clinical Trial

Official title:

Randomised Controlled Trial of Cognitive Restructuring in Managing Breakup Distress and Promoting Posttraumatic Growth

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06359639
• Other study ID #: USM/JEPeM/KK/23080645
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 2024
• Est. completion date: September 2024

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: Universiti Sains Malaysia
• Contact: Michelle Choong
• Phone: +60169150941
• Email: breakupresearch.usm[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of cognitive restructuring in reducing breakup distress and promoting personal growth among Malaysian young adults. Cognitive restructuring is a therapy skill that focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts. The main question it aims to answer is: Are there differences in their breakup distress and personal growth after receiving cognitive restructuring compared to counselling? Participants will receive five online sessions of either cognitive restructuring or counselling. Data on participants' breakup distress and personal growth will be collected before and after completion of sessions. The hypothesis is that cognitive restructuring will reduce breakup distress and increase personal growth more than counselling.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 80
• Est. completion date: September 2024
• Est. primary completion date: September 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Malaysian young adults.
• Proficient in English.
• Basic technological skill and resources.
• Reported ongoing distress due to a breakup that occurred within the past 6 months.
• Current single relationship status.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Consumption of psychiatric medications within past 8 weeks.
• Currently receiving other psychological interventions.
• Presence of significant psychotic or manic symptoms.
• Severe suicide risk.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Posttraumatic Growth

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Cognitive restructuring
Five 50-60-minute videoconferencing sessions of cognitive restructuring based on Mind Over Mood: Second Edition (MOM2) (Greenberger & Padesky, 2016) and The Clinician's Guide to CBT Using MOM2 (Padesky & Greenberger, 2019) as guides. The sessions will consist of understanding the cognitive model, filling in Thought Records, and complementary coping strategies of looking for evidence, action planning, and acceptance.
• Supportive counselling
Five 50-60-minute videoconferencing sessions of supportive counselling consisting of psychoeducation on breakup effects, validation of breakup experiences and emotions, introduction to deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation, and identification of existing coping strategies.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Michelle Choong Poh Kin

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Breakup distress	Breakup Distress Scale (BDS) (Field et al., 2009) will be used to assess breakup distress. The total score ranges from 16 to 64 with higher scores indicating higher breakup distress.	BDS will be administered: 1) before the start of intervention sessions, 2) after 5 weeks of intervention sessions, and 3) 1 month after the participant's 5th (final) intervention session.
Primary	Posttraumatic growth	Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996) will be used to assess personal growth after breakup. The total score ranges from 0 to 105 with higher scores indicating higher posttraumatic growth.	PTGI will be administered: 1) before the start of intervention sessions, 2) after 5 weeks of intervention sessions, and 3) 1 month after the participant's 5th (final) intervention session.