Investigating the effect of mobile phone based training on the care burden and resilience of family caregivers of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20191021045178N7

Enrollment

Registered

2024-12-11

Start date

2024-12-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-01-08

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Conditions

Condition 1: Presence of electronic cardiac devices. Condition 2: Counselling, unspecified. Presence of electronic cardiac devices Problem related to education and literacy, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: First, the researcher randomly selects the participants of the intervention group according to the conditions of entering the study and after introducing herself an

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Family caregiver of a patient with an implantable heart defibrillator Age above 18 years Understanding the Persian language and speaking it Internet access and available virtual platform Willingness to participate in the study Not facing an emotional crisis such as the death of relatives and divorce during the last 6 months Non-participation in another intervention or educational program Not suffering from a previously known mental illness (such as psychosis, major depression, anxiety) and taking psychotropic drugs based on self-report Absence of significant cognitive disorders such as dementia based on self-report 6 months have passed since ICD implantation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Facing an emotional crisis during the study Reluctance to continue cooperation Non-participation in the intervention program for more than 3 consecutive days in full

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Care burden score of Zarit et al.'s Care Burden Measurement Questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention and 4 weeks later. Method of measurement: Zarit et al.'s Care Burden Measurement Questionnaire.;Resilience score of Connor and Davidson Resilience Questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention and 4 weeks later. Method of measurement: Connor and Davidson Resilience Questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Care burden score of Zarit et al.'s Care Burden Measurement Questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention and 4 weeks later. Method of measurement: Zarit et al.'s Care Burden Measurement Questionnaire.;Resilience score of Connor and Davidson Resilience Questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention and 4 weeks later. Method of measurement: Connor and Davidson Resilience Questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNilofar Pasyar

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

npasyar@sums.ac.ir+98 71 3647 4254

Outcome results

None listed

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