Integrated Attachment Theory
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.
Visão geral do estudo
Status
Status
Condições
Condições
Intervenção / Tratamento
Intervenção / Tratamento
Tipo de estudo
Tipo de estudo
Inscrição (Estimado)
Inscrição
Estágio
Estágio
- Não aplicável
Contactos e Locais
Contato de estudo
Contato de estudo
- Nome: Meryem Yücel, PhD
- Número de telefone: 617-353-1181
- E-mail: mayucel@bu.edu
Locais de estudo
-
-
Massachusetts
-
Boston, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos, 02215
- Boston University Center for Life Science & Engineering
-
Contato:
- Meryem Yücel, PhD
- Número de telefone: 617-353-1181
- E-mail: mayucel@bu.edu
-
Contato:
- Miray Altinkaynak, PhD MPH
-
-
Critérios de participação
Critérios de elegibilidade
Critérios de elegibilidade
Idades elegíveis para estudo
Aceita Voluntários Saudáveis
Gêneros Elegíveis para o Estudo
Descrição
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.
Plano de estudo
Como o estudo é projetado?
Detalhes do projeto
- Finalidade Principal: Cuidados de suporte
- Alocação: Randomizado
- Modelo Intervencional: Atribuição Paralela
- Mascaramento: Nenhum (rótulo aberto)
Número de braços
Armas e Intervenções
Grupo de Participantes / BraçoGrupo de Participantes / Braço |
Intervenção / TratamentoIntervenção / Tratamento |
|---|---|
|
Experimental: 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. |
|
Comparador Ativo: 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. |
O que o estudo está medindo?
Medidas de resultados primários
Medidas de resultados primários
Medida de resultado |
Descrição da medida |
Prazo |
|---|---|---|
|
Feasibility of IAT intervention
Prazo: 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
Prazo: 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
|
Medidas de resultados secundários
Medidas de resultados secundários
Medida de resultado |
Descrição da medida |
Prazo |
|---|---|---|
|
Change in emotion regulation, measured by the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-36)
Prazo: 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)
Prazo: 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
Prazo: 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
|
Colaboradores e Investigadores
Patrocinador
Patrocinador
Colaboradores
Colaboradores
Investigadores
Investigadores
- Investigador principal: Meryem Yücel, PhD, BU, Biomedical Engineering, Neurophotonics Center
Datas de registro do estudo
Datas Principais do Estudo
Início do estudo (Estimado)
Início do estudo
Conclusão Primária (Estimado)
Conclusão Primária
Conclusão do estudo (Estimado)
Conclusão do estudo
Datas de inscrição no estudo
Enviado pela primeira vez
Enviado pela primeira vez
Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ
Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ
Primeira postagem (Real)
Primeira postagem
Atualizações de registro de estudo
Última Atualização Postada (Real)
Última Atualização Postada
Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade
Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade
Última verificação
Última verificação
Mais Informações
Termos relacionados a este estudo
Palavras-chave
Outros números de identificação do estudo
Outros números de identificação do estudo
- TBD not assigned
Informações sobre medicamentos e dispositivos, documentos de estudo
Estuda um medicamento regulamentado pela FDA dos EUA
Estuda um produto de dispositivo regulamentado pela FDA dos EUA
Essas informações foram obtidas diretamente do site clinicaltrials.gov sem nenhuma alteração. Se você tiver alguma solicitação para alterar, remover ou atualizar os detalhes do seu estudo, entre em contato com register@clinicaltrials.gov. Assim que uma alteração for implementada em clinicaltrials.gov, ela também será atualizada automaticamente em nosso site .