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Register: IRCT
Last refreshed on: 22 February 2018
Main ID:  IRCT2014060918022N1
Date of registration: 2014-08-22
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Qom univesity of medical sciences
Public title: Effects of Religious Clinical Cares by Clergymen on Anxiety and Depression of the Patients and their Spiritual Health
Scientific title: Effects of Religious Clinical Cares by Clergymen on Anxiety and Depression of the Patients and their Spiritual Health
Date of first enrolment: 2014-06-21
Target sample size: 150
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  http://en.irct.ir/trial/16442
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive.  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Name: Sarallah Shojaei   
Address:  No196, Alley4, 20metri fajr St, 45metri sadoogh Ave 37131 Qom Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 25 3291 4108
Email: sarallahshojaei@gmail.com
Affiliation:  Qom university of medical sciences
Name: Sarallah Shojaei   
Address:  No196, Alley4, 20metri fajr St, 45metri sadoogh Ave 37131 Qom Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 25 3711 8385
Email: sarallahshojaei@gmail.com
Affiliation:  Qom university of medical sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria:
hospitalized and mature at the time of study; providing the written consent; capability of responding the questions; lack of anti- anxiety and anti-depression drug use at the time of study; and being Muslim.
Exclusion criteria :
having mental diseases records or being infected by mental retardation and the underlying disorders; lack of willingness to continue participation in the study; leading to some difficulties for the patients concerning their transferring to other hospitals or releasing; and drug abuse records.

Exclusion criteria:

Age minimum: 15 years
Age maximum: 139 years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Anxiety and Depression.
Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder
Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder
Intervention(s)
providing the participants with clergyman face to face interaction and discussion in the hospital for half or one hour, depending on the patient mood and situation;
the control group receives the usual care of the nurses.
Intervention 1: the control group receives the usual care of the nurses. Intervention 2: providing the participants with clergyman face to face interaction and discussion in the hospital for half or one hour, depending on the patient mood and situation;.
Primary Outcome(s)
Depression. Timepoint: pre and post intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.
Spiritual health. Timepoint: pre and post intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.
Stress. Timepoint: pre and post intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Disease. Timepoint: post intervention. Method of measurement: clinical observation.
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Qom univesity of medical sciences
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Qom university of medical sciences
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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