NCT06548282

Efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Management of Quality of Life in Patients Post Myocardial Infarction

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fatima Jinnah Women University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The present study aims to investigate the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy for the management of quality of life in patients post-myocardial infarction

Detailed description

The current quantitative study is carried out in two steps. A cross-sectional survey assesses quality of life and associated factors during the first step. A randomized controlled trial will be done during the second step where patients with myocardial infarction who are identified with type D personality characteristics, psychological distress, low level of medication adherence, low social support, low quality of life, low acceptance and psychological flexibility will be randomly assigned to two groups i.e. waitlist control group and intervention group. The acceptance and commitment therapy would be implemented on participants in the interventional group. As the control group is the waitlist control group; initially no intervention will be given to participants in the control group but the intervention will be given to the control group participants once the study is completed.

Conditions

• Psychological Distress
• Type D Personality
• Medication Adherence
• Quality of Life

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Acceptance and commitment therapy	Introduction: Build rapport and complete pre-assessment questionnaires. First Session: Introduce therapist, ACT principles, and MI complications. Provide psychoeducation and assign homework. Second Session: Review feedback and encourage change. Assign homework. Third Session: Discuss acceptance and coping strategies. Assign homework. Fourth Session: Discuss cognitive diffusion and unhelpful thoughts. Assign homework. Fifth Session: Explore self-concept and mindfulness. Assign homework. Sixth Session: Identify and elaborate on values. Assign homework. Seventh Session: Discuss values, goals, and barriers. Assign homework. Eighth Session: Discuss commitment to action and relapse prevention. Administer post-test and express gratitude.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-06-21
• Primary completion: 2024-09-21
• Completion: 2024-09-21
• First posted: 2024-08-12
• Last updated: 2025-03-04

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Pakistan