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

Efficacy of Psychosocial training programme and Yoga on burden and coping of caregivers of persons with schizophrenia ? A Comparative Study - EPYC

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2010/091/003040

Enrollment

120

Registered

2010-12-06

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Psychosocial Training programme: 1 Hour daily for 7 days Intervention2: Yoga: 1 hour daily for 7 days Intervention3: Combined (Psychosocial +Yoga): 2 hours daily for 7 days Control Inte

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

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

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).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
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)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety and depressionTimepoint: 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) ;Clinical Global Impression (Severity and Improvement) of patientTimepoint: 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) ;Knowledge about SchizophreniaTimepoint: 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) ;Patient DisabilityTimepoint: 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) ;Patient symptomsTimepoint: 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) ;Perceived social supportTimepoint: 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)	—

Measure

Time frame

Anxiety and depressionTimepoint: 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) ;Clinical Global Impression (Severity and Improvement) of patientTimepoint: 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) ;Knowledge about SchizophreniaTimepoint: 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) ;Patient DisabilityTimepoint: 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) ;Patient symptomsTimepoint: 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) ;Perceived social supportTimepoint: 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)

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAarti Jagannathan

NIMHANS, Bangalore, India

jaganaarti@gmail.com91-9448150690

Outcome results