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

April 5, 2024 updated by: Michelle Choong Poh Kin

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

80

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Cognitive restructuring
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.
Active Comparator: Supportive counselling
Behavioral: 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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Breakup distress
Time Frame: 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.
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.
Posttraumatic growth
Time Frame: 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.
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.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Michelle Choong Poh Kin

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

April 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 9, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 5, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

April 11, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 11, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 5, 2024

Last Verified

April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • USM/JEPeM/KK/23080645

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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