A clinical trial to study the effects of psychosocial training and yoga in caregivers of persons with schizophrenia

Phase 2

Completed

• Registration Number: CTRI/2010/091/003040
• Lead Sponsor: Aarti Jagannathan PI

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

1. Primary Caregivers of in-patients who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia (According to ICD 10, F20, F25 and F29).

2. Caregivers of patients who have been ill at least for a minimum of 3 months.

3. Caregivers who continue care giving for the patient even after discharge from the hospital

4. Caregivers who are willing to participate daily in yoga/psychosocial training for a period of 7 days.

6. Language known by caregivers: Tamil, Kannada, Hindi or English

Exclusion Criteria

1. Caregivers diagnosed with having severe psychiatric or neurological disorders
2. Caregivers having another relative with psychiatric or neurological illness
3. Caregivers who have undergone formal yoga training (certificate course from a recognized institute) and practicing yoga regularly for the past 1 month.
4. Caregivers who have already gone through the yoga training programme by Swami Vivekanand Yoga Anusandhanam Samastha (SVYASA).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Caregiver/ Family BurdenTimepoint: Assessed at Baseline (Day 0), post intervention (Day 7), 1 month and 7 days from baseline (Day 37) and 3 months and 7 days from baseline (Day 97);Caregiver/ Family BurdenTimepoint: Assessed at Baseline (Day 0), post intervention (Day 7), 1 month and 7 days from baseline (Day 37) and 3 months and 7 days from baseline (Day 97)