cost effectiveness of healthy lifestyle training on the burden of care in caregivers of multiple sclerosis patients

Comparison of the cost-effectiveness of face-to-face and virtual healthy lifestyle training on the burden of care in caregivers of multiple sclerosis patients

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20231212060344N1

Enrollment

Registered

2024-02-25

Start date

2024-03-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-03-06

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Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis. https://icd.who.int/browse10/2010/en#/G35

Interventions

Intervention 1: In intervention group, the educational content is taught virtually through the Eitta messenger during 5 weeks in 5 sessions (45-60 minutes). Intervention 2: In control group, the same

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 18 y/o and older Willingness to participate in research Access to mobile phones with Android operating system Being literate At least 3 months of patient care experience Being the main caregiver of the patient The stability of the patient's clinical condition

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having visual and hearing problems Participate in similar training courses in the last three months A history of mental disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Burden Care of caregivers of multiple sclerosis patients. Timepoint: 4 weeks after the end of 5 training sessions. Method of measurement: Zarit care burden questionnaire.;The cost-effectiveness of education in two ways, face-to-face or virtual. Timepoint: 4 weeks after the end of 5 training sessions. Method of measurement: Incremental Cost Effectiveness Ratio Formula.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahmoud Bakhshi

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

bakhshim@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3859 1511

Outcome results

None listed

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