RECRUITING

ACT and CBT Bibliotherapy for Perfectionism

Study Overview

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Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to test self-help books for adults with perfectionism. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Are the self-help books (ACT and CBT) effective, compared to a waitlist control condition? 2. What are the processes of change for perfectionism in ACT vs. CBT bibliotherapy? 3. Do the self-help books (ACT and CBT) affect change in general distress, well-being, and affect? 4. Is bibliotherapy an acceptable and feasible intervention for perfectionism? Participants will be randomized into either the ACT self-help condition, CBT self-help condition, or waitlist control condition: 1. Participants in both intervention conditions will be asked to read the respective self-help book over the course of 10 weeks and complete 4 surveys over 3.5 months. 2. Participants in the waitlist condition will be asked to complete 4 surveys over 3.5 months, and will receive access to both self-help books once the study is complete.

Official Title

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Self-Help Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Perfectionism

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-09-12
Study Completion:2025-09-01
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06057740

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * an adult (18 years and older) student at the university
  2. * the ability to understand and read English
  3. * access to the university's online library resources
  4. * endorse high perfectionism (29 or more on the concerns over mistakes Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Subscale)
  1. * N/A

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations (Sites)

Utah State University
Logan, Utah, 84321
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Utah State University

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-09-12
Study Completion Date2025-09-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-09-12
Study Completion Date2025-09-01

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
  • Bibliotherapy

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Perfectionism