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Psychoeducation program for adults with depression receiving brain stimulation

Tests an acceptance-based psychoeducation program for adults with depression receiving magnetic brain stimulation.

Key facts

Who runs it
Baskent University
Where
Ankara, TürkiyeSee the site
Trial code
Registry title
Tidal Model-Based ACT for Depression
Status
Not yet recruiting
People taking part
46 people, planned
Started
26 Feb 2026
Planned end
Jun 2026
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Tidal Model-based ACT
Record updated
2 March 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for adults with depression who have had TMS treatment. It tests an 8-week group education program on meaning in life and self-care.

Age
18 to 65 years
Sex
All sexes can join.
Disease stage
Depression treated for at least 6 months, within the 6 months after TMS treatment.
Earlier treatment
Must have been treated for depression for at least 6 months and have had TMS treatment.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Hearing problems
  • Cognitive impairments
  • Additional psychiatric disorders
  • Cannot communicate in Turkish without difficulty
  • Not willing to give written informed consent

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Age between 18 and 65 years
  • Receiving treatment for depression for at least 6 months
  • Within the 6-month period following TMS treatment
  • Able to communicate in Turkish without difficulty
  • No hearing problems, cognitive impairments, or additional psychiatric disorders
  • Willing to participate and has provided written informed consent

Who cannot take part

  • Sİtuation in which participants do not attend two consecutive sessions; Starting participants on other psychotropic medications (e.g., ANTIPSYCHOTIC, MOOD STABILIZER, etc.) IN ADDITION TO THEIR ongoing antidepressant or anxiolytic treatments, and additional psychotherapies other than the ACT intervention
  • Relapse of depression during the study period requiring psychiatric hospitalization
  • Participant withdraws voluntarily from the study

Check if you might fit

Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.

  • Are you between 18 and 65 years old?

Where in Türkiye

  • Gazi University Health Research and Application Center Gazi HospitalAnkara, TürkiyeContact: Yeliz ARSLAN, PhD CANDİDATENo longer taking part

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

The purpose of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-oriented psychoeducation program based on the Tidal Model in patients diagnosed with depression who are receiving transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment at a university hospital psychiatry clinic.

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The primary objective of this study is to determine whether participation in the psychoeducation program improves meaning in life and conscious self-care compared to usual treatment alone. The main questions this study aims to answer are:

* Does the ACT-oriented psychoeducation program increase participants' level of meaning in life? * Does the program improve conscious self-care behaviors in individuals with depression?

Participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group will receive an 8-week structured psychoeducation program in addition to standard TMS treatment. The control group will continue to receive standard treatment without additional psychoeducation.

Participants in the intervention group will attend weekly psychoeducation sessions focusing on psychological flexibility, values clarification, coping strategies, and self-care practices. Outcome measures will be collected at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and one month after completion of the program.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • Control group receiving standard treatment (n=23)No study treatment, for comparison

    Participants receive standard Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treatment only, without additional psychoeducation or behavioral intervention.

  • Experimental group receiving ACT based on Tidal Model (n=23)Treatment being tested

    Participants in the experimental group receive 8-session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based psychoeducation, structured within the Tidal Model, in addition to standard Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treatment. The program is designed to enhance meaning in life and conscious self-care. Total participants: 23.

    Treatment: Tidal Model-based ACT

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
THE EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE AND STABİLİTY BASED PSYCHOEDUCATİON ON MEANİNG OF LİFE AND CONSCİOUS SELF-CARE İN PATİENTS WİTH DEPRESSİON BASED ON TİDAL MODEL
Plain-language title
Psychoeducation program for adults with depression receiving brain stimulationGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 13 November 2026.
Fit questions
Built from NCT07442253, who can take part
Record updated
2 March 2026