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IRCT20201116049412N2 IRCT 2025-08-08 Islamic Azad University Exploring the efficacy of emotion-focused therapy on death anxiety and resilience in the elderly The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Death Anxiety and Resilience in Older Adults: A Randomized Study 2025-08-23 anticipated 30 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/73007 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Education/Guidance, Randomization description: In this study, a total of 30 eligible participants will be selected through convenience sampling from elderly centers in Shiraz. After eligibility screening and obtaining informed consent, participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group (Emotion-Focused Therapy) or the control group (waitlist) in a 1:1 ratio. Randomization will be conducted using a computer-generated random sequence (e.g., using Excel RAND function), prepared in advance by an independent researcher not involved in recruitment or intervention. To ensure allocation concealment, the group assignments will be placed in sealed, opaque, and sequentially numbered envelopes, which will be opened only after each participant is formally enrolled. This method ensures unbiased group allocation and balance between groups throughout the trial. N/A Death anxiety. Intervention 1: Control group:. Intervention 2: Intervention group:. Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is Confidentiality of participants' information
public Forouzan Esmaielzadeh
5 km Sadra city, Islamic Azad University campus, Shiraz branch
Shiraz Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7198774731 +98 917 300 2919 f.esmaielzadeh@miau.ac.ir Islamic Azad University scientific Bahareh Zarei
No. 895. Hemmati Ave, Beheshti Town
Shiraz Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7188895485 +98 71 5800 2641 Bahareh.zarei76@gmail.com Islamic Azad University Iran (Islamic Republic of) Age 60 or above A score higher than 8 in the AMT test Able to give informed consent 60 years no limit Both The inability of the elderly to participate in group therapy sessions Dementia or cognitive impairment Communication barriers Receiving psychological treatment during the study N/A Lifestyle Control group: Intervention group: The percentage of people whose Connor Davidson resilience questionnaire score is above 50. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Connor Davidson Resilience Questionnaire. The percentage of people whose Templar Death Anxiety Questionnaire score is higher than 8. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Templer Death Anxiety Questionnaire. research fellow Approved 2023-07-17 کمیته اخلاق در پژوهش دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد شیراز Islamic Azad University campus, Shiraz branch, 5 km Sadra city shirsz Fars Iran (Islamic Republic of)