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Clinical Trials/IRCT20100403003618N7
IRCT20100403003618N7
Completed
N/A

A clinical trial for determination of the effect of Benson’s relaxation technique on depression, anxiety, and quality of life of caregivers of patients with cancer

Kashan University of Medical Sciences0 sites50 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Enrollment
50
Status
Completed
Last Updated
5 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
5 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Caring for a patient with cancer at the time of the study (i.e. a spouse, a child, a father, or a mother).
  • Age between 20 and less than 60 years.
  • Fluency and ability to read and write in Persian language.
  • Willingness to participate in the study and signing the informed consent form.
  • Not receiving antidepressants and anxiolytic medications at the beginning of the study.
  • Having mild or higher anxiety and depression based on Beck’s depression and the Spielberger State\-Trait Anxiety Inventories.
  • Having no known cognitive impairment (to this end, the individual, and the patient will be questioned if any physician made him/her a medical diagnosis of mental disorders such as amnesia and Alzheimer disease?)

Exclusion Criteria

  • A caregiver’s decision to withdraw from the study.
  • Getting any acute illness or conditions requiring medical attention during the study.
  • The occurrence of a critical condition for the caregiver (such as getting an acute illness, being hospitalized, being divorced) so that his/her quality of life is affected.
  • Doing the recommended intervention for less than 5 sessions in a week.
  • Death of a caregiver.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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