Effect of spiritual care versus control group on anxiety level, blood pressure, and spiritual health of patients hospitalized in the cardiac care unit

Effect of spiritual care versus control group on anxiety level, blood pressure, and spiritual health of patients hospitalized in the cardiac care unit: a randomized clinical trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20120215009014N470

Enrollment

Registered

2023-04-17

Start date

2023-04-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-05-01

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Conditions

Anxiety. Anxiety disorder due to known physiological condition

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Routine treatment of the coronary care unit plus spiritual care daily for 45 to 60 minutes for 4 sessions (including history and discovery of the patient's spiritua

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 18 to 70 years Hospitalization of the patient in the cardiac intensive care unit Being a Muslim Being literate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mental or cognitive disorder Visual or hearing impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The level of anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention and immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Using the Spielberger questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Timepoint: Before the intervention and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using a sphygmomanometer.;Spiritual health. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using Paloutzian and Ellison Spiritual Health questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Rostami

Hamedan University of Medical Sciences

zahrarostami13771377@gmail.com+98 81 3838 0572

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026