EL-SHIN Therapy for Depressive Symptoms

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Depressive Disorder

• Registration Number: NCT06995807
• Lead Sponsor: Monash University Malaysia

Brief Summary

This is a research aiming to find the effectiveness of an innovative therapy, EL-SHIN THERAPY, in ameliorating depressive symptoms.

Detailed Description

This study evaluates the effectiveness of EL-SHIN® Therapy, a novel adjunctive intervention in alleviating depressive symptoms.

There are three components in this therapy:

1. Lavender Therapy

2. GRATEFULNESS® Therapy

3. Fasting with exercise and light therapy

The study includes two phases: a quantitative clinical trial and a qualitative focus group.

Assessments will use DASS-21, MHQoL, and SQS scales with the intervention delivered in English over 3-4 weeks.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-05
• Study First Submitted: 2025-05-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-05-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-05-25
• Study First Posted: 2025-05-30
• Last Update Posted: 2025-05-30
• Study Start: 2025-06
• Primary Completion: 2026-07
• Study Completion: 2027-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• Age: Above 18 yrs old
• DASS-21 scores:

"Moderately Depressed (Score: 14-20)", "Moderately Anxious (Score: 10-14)" & "Moderately Stressed (Score: 19-25)"

• Non-Muslim (Due to legal restriction in Malaysia for this religion)
• English literate
• Believers in Creationism

Exclusion Criteria

• Muslim (legal restrictions in Malaysia for this religion).
• Non-English literate (research will be conducted in English only).
• Individuals with any other medical conditions or on current medication To reduce potential complications or confounding factors).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sleep Quality Scale (SQS)	3 to 4 weeks	Measuring Sleep Quality of Individuals with higher score denoting more acute sleep problem
DASS-21 Scale	3 to 4 weeks	Measuring severity of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Level. Higher score indicating more severity in experiencing these symptoms
Mental Health Quality of Life (MHQoL)	3 to 4 weeks	Measuring quality of life of individuals. Higher score indicating better quality of life.