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IRCT20100403003618N7 IRCT 2019-07-04 Kashan University of Medical Sciences The effect of Benson’s relaxation technique on depression, anxiety, and quality of life of caregivers 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 2019-06-22 anticipated 50 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/37881 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Other, Randomization description: The permuted blocked randomization method will be used via an online randomizer, to randomly assign 50 caregivers into 12 four-subject and one two subjects blocks to create two groups of 25 subjects. N/A Condition 1: Depression. Condition 2: Anxiety. Condition 3: Quality of life. Intervention 1: Intervention group: Benson's relaxation technique will be performed once a day (20 minutes) for six weeks. Intervention 2: Control group: The control group will not receive intervention. Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is The study results will be published as an article, and the article will be loaded on this site.
public Bahareh Ebrahimi
Ravand Street, Kashan
Kashan Iran (Islamic Republic of) 81537-14411 +98 31 5552 3879 bahar.nurse.2015@gmail.com Kashan University of Medical Sciences scientific Mohsen Adib-Hajbaghery
Ravand Street, Kashan
Kashan Iran (Islamic Republic of) 87159-81151 +98 31 5554 0021 adib1344@yahoo.com Kashan University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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?) 20 years 59 years Both 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. F32.0 F41.1 C80 Major depressive disorder, single episode, mild Generalized anxiety disorder Malignant neoplasm without specification of site Behavior N/A Intervention group: Benson's relaxation technique will be performed once a day (20 minutes) for six weeks. Control group: The control group will not receive intervention. Depression. Timepoint: Before the intervention, the end of the sixth week of intervention, and also four weeks after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: The Beck Depression Inventory. Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention, the end of the sixth week of intervention, and also four weeks after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: The Spilberger Inventory. Quality of life. Timepoint: Before the intervention, the end of the sixth week of intervention, and also four weeks after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: The Caregiver Quality Of Life index-Cancer scale. Kashan University of Medical Sciences Approved 2019-06-10 Kashan University of Medical Sciences Ravand Street, Kashan Kashan Isfehan Iran (Islamic Republic of)