Emotion-focused therapy to improve emotion regulation and well-being after kidney transplant

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This single-blind randomized controlled trial will assign adults who have received a kidney transplant to an emotion-focused intervention based on the Human-to-Human Relationship Model or to a control group, with measurements at baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up. Outcomes will be measured using the Emotion Regulation Skills Scale and a Well-Being Scale along with a personal information form. The intervention consists of structured emotion-focused sessions delivered at the transplant center. The trial is conducted at Akdeniz University Prof. Dr. Tuncer Karpuzoğlu Organ Transplantation Center in Antalya, Turkey.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Volunteering to participate in the study
* Having a renal transplant
* Being over 18 years of age
* Being literate

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having any communication disability (reading, hearing, speaking, etc.)
* Participation in another study simultaneously with this study outside of routine clinical practice
* Having another neurological or psychiatric diagnosis affecting cognitive status
* Having previously undergone a renal transplant
* Having undergone multiple organ transplant

Where it's running

• Akdeniz University Prof. Dr. Tuncer Karpuzoğlu Organ Transplantation Center
  Antalya, Turkey (Türkiye) Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Esra ÇELİK — Akdeniz University Faculty of Nursing
• Study coordinator: Esra ÇELİK, RA
• Email: esrac@akdeniz.edu.tr
• Phone: 2422261358

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.