Evaluating the effectiveness of a web based self care training package on self care behaviors, quality of life and clinical symptoms of bipolar patients

Evaluating the effectiveness of a web based self care training package on self care behaviors, quality of life and clinical symptoms of bipolar patients: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20220422054611N2

Enrollment

Registered

2024-09-11

Start date

2024-09-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-09-16

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Conditions

bipolar disorder.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: For all patients participating in the intervention group, the Internet address of educational packages will be sent every week for 4 weeks and then every month. The

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age range from 18 to 80 years Diagnosis of bipolar and related disorders based on DSM-V by psychiatrist have basic literacy the ability to work with a smartphone and the Internet provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Moderate to severe mental retardation patients with a history of known and treated dementia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life, prevalence of clinical symptoms and recurrence rate. Timepoint: Before intervention and 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: The tool for collecting information is a questionnaire consists of four parts: The first part: demographic information including 5 questions (age, gender, employment, education, number of previous hospitalizations, marital status). The second part uses the Beck Depression Questionnaire, which consists of 21 items. The third section is Young's mania measurement scale, which was created by Young in 1987. This scale is an objective tool to quantify the severity of mania, which is estimated by the therapist based on the patient's individual report and observation of his clinical condition . The fourth part :World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) is a 26 items questionnaire that measures the overall and public quality of life .	—

Measure

Time frame

Quality of life, prevalence of clinical symptoms and recurrence rate. Timepoint: Before intervention and 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: The tool for collecting information is a questionnaire consists of four parts: The first part: demographic information including 5 questions (age, gender, employment, education, number of previous hospitalizations, marital status). The second part uses the Beck Depression Questionnaire, which consists of 21 items. The third section is Young's mania measurement scale, which was created by Young in 1987. This scale is an objective tool to quantify the severity of mania, which is estimated by the therapist based on the patient's individual report and observation of his clinical condition . The fourth part :World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) is a 26 items questionnaire that measures the overall and public quality of life .

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Adherence to self care behaviors. Timepoint: Before intervention and 6 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: The measurement of the secondary outcome or the level of adherence to self care will be done by a psychiatrist with a phone call and evaluation through a phone interview.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactmarjan shamspour

Kerman University of Medical Sciences

marjan1367shams@gmail.com+98 34 3132 5856

Outcome results

None listed

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