IRCT | Developing and Effectiveness of Attention Bias Modification on anxious Attachment Style, Empathy, Cognitive Flexibility, and Emotional Self-Disclosure on University Students.

Protocol summary

Study aim: Effectiveness of intervention of attention bias modification on Insecure Attachment Styles, Empathy, Cognitive Flexibility, and Emotional Self-Disclosure
Design: Clinical trials have two parallel experimental and control groups. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups and the study was conducted as a one-way blind course. A simple random method will be used. The table of random numbers is used to assign participants to two groups.There are 17 people in each group.
Settings and conduct: The present study will be experimental and will be conducted in two phases. The first phase of the design of the attention-grabbing correction package will be done through point exploration software. The second phase is performed in the field. The study will be conducted at the Counseling Center of Semnan University. Participants in the experimental group are placed in a room in front of a 14-inch monitor device at least 60 cm apart. Participants are presented with images of a pair of neutral-neutral visual stimuli, and are asked to quickly click a button under which the probe appears. Their reaction time is recorded. Interventions with multiple blocks of images continue for 10 sessions. Participants in both groups are treated as if they were intervening.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria: Entry criteria Age between 18 and 24 years Anxious attachment style Output criteria underlying anxiety Acute medical illness, psychological disorders
Intervention groups: 18- to 24-year-old students with anxiety attachment style . A pair of neutral-emotional images are presented. participant provided with a pair of images. A probe appears behind the neutral image. Task, is to quickly unlock the key that is on the side of the probe sign. Reaction time is recorded. Task is in blocks of 60 to 90 during 10 sessions. Each participant in control group is shown only two neutral images.
Main outcome variables: Attention bias to emotional faces

General information

Reason for update
Acronym
IRCT registration information: IRCT registration number: IRCT20200213046479N1

Registration date: 2020-04-17, 1399/01/29

Registration timing: prospective

Last update: 2020-04-17, 1399/01/29

Update count: 0
Registration date: 2020-04-17, 1399/01/29

Registrant information: Name

Zohre Moini

Name of organization / entity

University of Semnan

Country

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Phone

+98 21 4421 5842

Email address

z.moini@semnan.ac.ir

Recruitment status: Recruitment complete
Funding source

Expected recruitment start date: 2020-04-20, 1399/02/01
Expected recruitment end date: 2020-08-22, 1399/06/01
Actual recruitment start date: empty
Actual recruitment end date: empty
Trial completion date: empty

Scientific title: Developing and Effectiveness of Attention Bias Modification on anxious Attachment Style, Empathy, Cognitive Flexibility, and Emotional Self-Disclosure on University Students.

Public title: Attention bias modification on anxious attachment
Purpose: Supportive
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria:

age 18-24 years old anxious attachment style

Exclusion criteria:

avoidant attachment style clinical anxiety disorder Medical disease and psychological disorders
Age: From 18 years old to 24 years old
Gender: Both

Phase

N/A

Groups that have been masked

Participant

Sample size

Target sample size: 34

Randomization (investigator's opinion)

Randomized

Randomization description

Accidental assignment of participants to the two experimental and control groups is done by simple random method. The names of the participants are listed in alphabetical order and each of them is assigned a number using the table of random numbers. ٍEven numbers fall into the experimental group.

Blinding (investigator's opinion)

Single blinded

Blinding description

The intervention is performed single blind. Participants in the control group are treated as if they were receiving an intervention. Participants, staff of the Advisory Center, and statistical data analysts are unaware of the group membership of the participants.

Placebo

Not used

Assignment

Parallel

Other design features

Modifying Anxious Attachment Style by Improving Attention bias in Few studies have been conducted abroad, that, in case of effectiveness, can lead to a short course of treatment of rejection anxiety, in these individuals through subliminal treatment at low cost and time.

Secondary Ids

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Ethics committees

1

Ethics committee: Name of ethics committee

Ethics committee of semnan university of medical Sciences

Street address

Semnan university of medical Sciences

City

Semnan

Province

Semnan

Postal code

1454673381
Approval date: 2019-10-22, 1398/07/30
Ethics committee reference number: IR.SEMUMS.REC.1398.182

Health conditions studied

1

Description of health condition studied: Attention bias in anxiety attachment style
ICD-10 code
ICD-10 code description

Primary outcomes

1

Description: Score earned on attentional bias task
Timepoint: At the begining of intervention, end of intervention, 2 months after the end of intervention
Method of measurement: Dot-probe tas

2

Description: Anxious attachment style
Timepoint: At the begining of intervention, end of intervention, 2 months after the end of intervention
Method of measurement: Experience on close relationship

Secondary outcomes

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Intervention groups

1

Description: Intervention: This group consists of participants with an anxious attachment style who pay attention to the threatening emotional faces. Each participant is presented with a pair of neutral-emotional images. Participants' task is to press the directional key as shown below. The images are randomly given to the left or right of a 14-inch screen. 60 to 90 blocks of images will be displayed to participants for 10 sessions.
Category: Behavior

2

Description: Control group: This group consists of participants with an anxious attachment style who pay attention to the threatening emotional faces of bias. Each participant is shown only two neutral images.
Category: Behavior

3

Description: Control group: no task will be done
Category: Behavior

Recruitment centers

1

Recruitment center: Name of recruitment center

Semnan university

Full name of responsible person

Siavash Talepasand

Street address

Mahdi shahr, psychology department

City

Semnan

Province

Semnan

Postal code

1454673381

Phone

+98 23 3362 3300

Email

z.moini@semnan.ac.ir

1

Sponsor: Name of organization / entity

Semnan University

Full name of responsible person

S. Sadodin

Street address

Central Administration of Semnan University, Campus 1, Semnan,

City

Semnan

Province

Semnan

Postal code

35131-19111

Phone

+98 23 3362 3300

Email

psychology @ semnan.ac.ir
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?: Yes
Title of funding source: Semnan University
Proportion provided by this source: 100
Public or private sector: Public
Domestic or foreign origin: Domestic
Category of foreign source of funding: empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding: Academic

Person responsible for general inquiries

Contact: Name of organization / entity

University of Semnan

Full name of responsible person

Siavash Talepasand

Position

َAssociate Professor

Latest degree

Ph.D.

Other areas of specialty/work

Psychology

Street address

Mahdishahr, department of psychology

City

Semnan

Province

Semnan

Postal code

1454673381

Phone

+98 23 3362 3300

Email

z.moini@semnan.ac.ir

Person responsible for scientific inquiries

Contact: Name of organization / entity

University of Semnan

Full name of responsible person

Siavash Talepasand

Position

Associate Professor

Latest degree

Ph.D.

Other areas of specialty/work

Psychology

Street address

Mahdishahr , department of psychology

City

Semnan

Province

Semnan

Postal code

1454673381

Phone

+98 23 3362 3300

Email

z.moini@semnan.ac.ir

Person responsible for updating data

Contact: Name of organization / entity

Semnan University

Full name of responsible person

Zohre Moini

Position

PhD student

Latest degree

Ph.D.

Other areas of specialty/work

Psychology

Street address

Central Administration of Semnan University, Sokan Park, Campus 1

City

Semnan

Province

Semnan

Postal code

35131-19111

Phone

+98 23 3362 3300

Email

zohre.moini@yahoo.com

Sharing plan

Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD): No - There is not a plan to make this available
Justification/reason for indecision/not sharing IPD: Will be provided upon request.
Study Protocol: No - There is not a plan to make this available
Statistical Analysis Plan: No - There is not a plan to make this available
Informed Consent Form: No - There is not a plan to make this available
Clinical Study Report: Not applicable
Analytic Code: Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
Data Dictionary: Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available

Developing and Effectiveness of Attention Bias Modification on anxious Attachment Style, Empathy, Cognitive Flexibility, and Emotional Self-Disclosure on University Students.