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Effects of Religious Clinical Cares by Clergymen on Anxiety and Depression of the Patients and their Spiritual Health

Effects of Religious Clinical Cares by Clergymen on Anxiety and Depression of the Patients and their Spiritual Health

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2014060918022N1
Enrollment
150
Registered
2014-08-22
Start date
2014-06-21
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

Anxiety and Depression. Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: the control group receives the usual care of the nurses. Intervention 2: providing the participants with clergyman face to face interaction and discussion in the hospital for half or o
the control group receives the usual care of the nurses.
providing the participants with clergyman face to face interaction and discussion in the hospital for half or one hour, depending on the patient mood and situation

Sponsors

Qom univesity of medical sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to 139 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: hospitalized and mature at the time of study; providing the written consent; capability of responding the questions; lack of anti- anxiety and anti-depression drug use at the time of study; and being Muslim. Exclusion criteria : having mental diseases records or being infected by mental retardation and the underlying disorders; lack of willingness to continue participation in the study; leading to some difficulties for the patients concerning their transferring to other hospitals or releasing; and drug abuse records.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Stress. Timepoint: pre and post intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Depression. Timepoint: pre and post intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Spiritual health. Timepoint: pre and post intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Disease. Timepoint: post intervention. Method of measurement: clinical observation.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSarallah Shojaei

Qom university of medical sciences

sarallahshojaei@gmail.com+98 25 3711 8385

Outcome results

None listed

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