Evaluating the Effectiveness of Tion-Emo Therapy and Technique (TET)

NCT ID: NCT06950970

Last Updated: 2025-04-30

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

19 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-09-14

Study Completion Date

2025-02-08

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the new therapy Cion-Emo therapy (TET) and to see if this technique is effective for treating depression and anxiety. Does TET lower anxiety and depression as participants learn and use this therapy? Researchers will compare TET with a control group to see if TET works in treating depression and anxiety. There was a pre-test and a post-test for both groups, experimental and control, and questionnaires to evaluate the effectiveness of TET. There was also a question to evaluate the hypothesis of the existence of nucleon emotion. The experimental group received TET therapy and techniques on an average of 10 to 12 one-hour sessions per week. The control group visited the clinic three times: in the first week all participants were evaluated to ascertain whether they were suffering from anxiety and depression; the second time was for the pre-test; and the third time was for the post-test.

Detailed Description

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The TION-EMO theory (TET) was developed in Finland approximately four decades ago with positive results in the public and private sectors. Positive results were also seen in Ecuador. The psychological system is divided into three regions: the first is a self-survival region to regulate all emotions connected with survival. For example, when a person wants to avoid getting contaminated with COVID-19, the survival region is activated in to avoid contracting the disease. Another clear example occurs when people see a tiger- the first thing they want to do is escape. This example of survival mechanism is good; however, the bad effect is that in many cases the self-survival emotions remain long after the incident has occurred, causing a negative effect on health. Depression and anxiety are mostly affected by the social region- the area connected with humans' relations with the people they meet. Finally, people have the intellectual region. The author discovered that when people imagine themselves feeling their own body, they automatically make direct contact with the self-survival region. In the case of self-survival anxiety, people can imagine the object which is causing anxiety. Lately, investigators have noticed that people do not need this self-survival object because it does not have any responsibility. TET therapy addresses this self-survival object through supervised guidance by trained therapists. All this guidance has a very special effect on people's moods. In the case of anxieties and depressions caused by the social region, people imagine the self-object, that is, the individual plus the social object that is causing the anxiety or depression plus the supporting words, which can only be understandable phrases agreed upon by the patient and taught by the therapist. This process takes three to four sessions to understand the logic of the therapy. Several authors consider human objects to be important in the development of emotions, as well as their cognitive components in the comparison of the two. The research will focus on demonstrating that people who use the CION-EMO technique can regulate the symptoms of anxiety and depression caused by conflict and stress. This research is highly desirable.

Conditions

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Depressive and Anxiety Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Treatment Arm: "Patients receiving the investigational TET therapy and technique ."

The experimental group received the TET therapy and technique based on its theoretical framework between 10 and 12 sessions for one hour each.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tion-Emo therapy and technique for depression and anxiety Improvement

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

From 10 a 12 sessions once a week and one hour each session , for a positive result and development it is necessary to practice the technique

Treatment Arm: "Patients not receiving the investigational TET therapy."

The patients did not receive any treatment, only pre-test and post-test.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Tion-Emo therapy and technique for depression and anxiety Improvement

From 10 a 12 sessions once a week and one hour each session , for a positive result and development it is necessary to practice the technique

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age between 18 and 75 years
* Baseline symptom severity
* BAI score ≥ 22 (indicating at least moderate anxiety)
* Ability to attend intervention sessions for 12 weeks as part of the study protocol
* Informed consent signed before enrollment

Exclusion Criteria

* Substance abuse or dependency, evaluated in the screaning interview.
* Severe neurological impairment or cognitive disorder, that may limit participation and affect the study outcomes.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Rafael Navia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Rafael Navia

Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Rafael Navia

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

No afiliado

Locations

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TET institute for development of psychotherapy and artificial emotion

Portoviejo, Manabí, Ecuador

Site Status

Countries

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Ecuador

References

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Salvatore S, Tschacher W, Gelo OC, Koch SC. Editorial: Dynamic systems theory and embodiment in psychotherapy research. A new look at process and outcome. Front Psychol. 2015 Jul 1;6:914. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00914. eCollection 2015. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26191023 (View on PubMed)

Gilbert DT, Giesler RB, Morris KA. When comparisons arise. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1995 Aug;69(2):227-36. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.69.2.227.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7643304 (View on PubMed)

Spurio MG. The new functional identity: a body that thinks, a mind that feels - Frontiers and unexplored territories of the "Body and Mind zone". Psychiatr Danub. 2016 Sep;28(Suppl-1):111-115.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27663819 (View on PubMed)

Study Documents

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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TET Institute

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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