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Depression, Anxiety and stress in Multiple Sclerosis patients

Impacts of Journaling on Anxiety and stress and Depression in Iranian Multiple Sclerosis society patients in Tehran 2010

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2012071810315N1
Enrollment
80
Registered
2012-12-06
Start date
2010-03-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis. Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention of this study is named " journalism". Journalism is catharsis of emotions and feeling by writing was down in intervention group and any intervention wasn't down in contr
Behavior
Intervention of this study is named " journalism". Journalism is catharsis of emotions and feeling by writing was down in intervention group and any intervention wasn't down in control group.
The control group did not receive any intervention. only routine treatment continued.

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: "Age: 20-40 years"; " six months history of disease"; " physical and mental ability to move, writing and self care"; "both sex male and female". Exclusion criteria: "Relapse of disease" ; " Hospitalization" ; " Severity of disease" ; " increasing disability to move" ; " writing disability" ; " self care disability".

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Stress. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21).;Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Depression. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Masoud Fallahi Khoshknab PhD

University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Kodakyar St, Daneshjoo Ave, Evin, Tehran,

+98 21 2218 0036

Outcome results

None listed

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