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Integrated Attachment Theory

27. oktober 2026 oppdatert av: Boston University Charles River Campus

This pilot randomized waitlist-controlled study will evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effects of a 12-week Integrated Attachment Theory (IAT) psychoeducational coaching program in adults ages 18-65 with an insecure attachment pattern identified through study screening.

Eligible participants will be randomized 1:1 to immediate IAT or a 12-week waitlist followed by IAT. The immediate group will complete in-person Boston University assessments before and after IAT; the waitlist group will complete assessments at baseline, after the 12-week waiting period, and after subsequently completing IAT.

The primary objectives are to determine whether the study procedures and intervention are feasible and to estimate the magnitude and variability of pre/post changes. The investigators hypothesize that IAT will be associated with improvement in attachment-related patterns, emotion regulation, interpersonal functioning, and well-being, together with changes in physiological and cortical responses during attachment-related emotion regulation compared with the waitlist period.

Studieoversikt

Status

Har ikke rekruttert ennå

Forhold

Intervensjon / Behandling

Studietype

Intervensjonell

Registrering (Antatt)

24

Fase

  • Ikke aktuelt

Kontakter og plasseringer

Denne delen inneholder kontaktinformasjon for de som utfører studien, og informasjon om hvor denne studien blir utført.

Studiekontakt

  • Navn: Meryem Yücel, PhD
  • Telefonnummer: 617-353-1181
  • E-post: mayucel@bu.edu

Studiesteder

    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, Forente stater, 02215
        • Boston University Center for Life Science & Engineering
        • Ta kontakt med:
          • Meryem Yücel, PhD
          • Telefonnummer: 617-353-1181
          • E-post: mayucel@bu.edu
        • Ta kontakt med:
          • Miray Altinkaynak, PhD MPH

Deltakelseskriterier

Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Kvalifikasjonskriterier

Alder som er kvalifisert for studier

18 år til 65 år (Voksen, Eldre voksen)

Tar imot friske frivillige

Nei

Kjønn som er kvalifisert for studier

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Speak and read English sufficiently to complete study questionnaires and the IAT program
  • Meets the PDS attachment-style eligibility criterion for insecure attachment
  • Able and willing to attend required in-person Boston University (BU) research visits
  • Able and willing, if assigned, to participate in the 12-week remote IAT program.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Self-reported neurological disorder or condition
  • Self-reported psychiatric/mental-health disorder
  • Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) total score >14
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) total score >14
  • Failure to meet the PDS attachment-style eligibility criterion
  • Inability to complete required study procedures
  • A safety concern that makes participation inappropriate.

Studieplan

Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.

Hvordan er studiet utformet?

Designdetaljer

  • Primært formål: Støttende omsorg
  • Tildeling: Randomisert
  • Intervensjonsmodell: Parallell tildeling
  • Masking: Ingen (Open Label)

Våpen og intervensjoner

Deltakergruppe / Arm
Intervensjon / Behandling
Eksperimentell: Immediate Integrated Attachment Theory (IAT)

Participants randomized to this arm will immediately receive the 12 week IAT intervention.

IAT provides12 consecutive weekly remote Zoom sessions delivered by Personal Development School (PDS). Each session lasts approximately 2.5 hours with about 90 minutes of teaching plus 1 hour of supervised support. Participants will work in small breakout rooms with two participants per room during the support portion. The 12-week curriculum addresses core beliefs, relationship needs, emotional/nervous-system patterns, communication, boundaries, and behaviors. Participants will also complete approximately 10 minutes of daily skills practice/homework.

Aktiv komparator: Waitlist followed by IAT

Participants randomized to this arm will be put on a 12 week waitlist and after will receive the IAT intervention.

IAT provides12 consecutive weekly remote Zoom sessions delivered by Personal Development School (PDS). Each session lasts approximately 2.5 hours with about 90 minutes of teaching plus 1 hour of supervised support. Participants will work in small breakout rooms with two participants per room during the support portion. The 12-week curriculum addresses core beliefs, relationship needs, emotional/nervous-system patterns, communication, boundaries, and behaviors. Participants will also complete approximately 10 minutes of daily skills practice/homework.

Hva måler studien?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Feasibility of IAT intervention
Tidsramme: baseline through 12 weeks

Feasibility will be assessed using intervention and study completion. The number and percentage of participants assigned to IAT who complete the 12-week IAT program and the corresponding post-intervention research assessment will be calculated. Higher completion/retention rates will indicate greater feasibility.

baseline through 12 weeks
Change in attachment
Tidsramme: baseline and 12 weeks

Attachment will be assessed using the self-report Personal Development School (PDS) Attachment-Style Questionnaire administered at baseline and again at the post-intervention assessment. The questionnaire characterizes participants' attachment patterns, including secure and insecure attachment styles. Change from baseline to 12 weeks will be evaluated, with movement toward greater attachment security interpreted as improvement.

baseline and 12 weeks

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Change in emotion regulation, measured by the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-36)
Tidsramme: baseline and 12 weeks

Emotion regulation will be assessed using the 36-item self-report Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-36). Items are rated on a 5-point scale from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always). The total score ranges from 36 to 180. Higher scores indicate greater difficulties with emotion regulation; therefore, a decrease in score from baseline indicates improvement in emotion regulation.

baseline and 12 weeks
Change in interpersonal functioning, measured by the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems-32 (IIP-32)
Tidsramme: baseline and 12 weeks

Interpersonal functioning will be assessed using the 32-item self-report Inventory of Interpersonal Problems, Short Form (IIP-32). Items are rated from 0 (not at all) to 4 (very much) and assess difficulties across eight interpersonal domains. Higher scores indicate greater interpersonal difficulties; therefore, a decrease from baseline indicates improvement in interpersonal functioning.

baseline and 12 weeks
Change in well-being, measured by the WHO-5 Well-Being Index
Tidsramme: baseline and 12 weeks

Well-being will be assessed using the 5-item self-report World Health Organization 5 (WHO-5) Well-Being Index. Each item is rated from 0 to 5. Raw scores range from 0 to 25 and are multiplied by 4 to yield a score from 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate better well-being; therefore, an increase from baseline indicates improvement.

baseline and 12 weeks

Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere

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Sponsor

Samarbeidspartnere

Etterforskere

  • Hovedetterforsker: Meryem Yücel, PhD, BU, Biomedical Engineering, Neurophotonics Center

Studierekorddatoer

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Studer hoveddatoer

Studiestart (Antatt)

1. desember 2026

Primær fullføring (Antatt)

1. desember 2027

Studiet fullført (Antatt)

1. desember 2027

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først innsendt

27. oktober 2026

Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

27. oktober 2026

Først lagt ut (Faktiske)

6. november 2026

Oppdateringer av studieposter

Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)

6. november 2026

Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

27. oktober 2026

Sist bekreftet

1. oktober 2026

Mer informasjon

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