Studying the effects of nature sounds on fatigue and sleep quality

Studying the effect of nature sounds on fatigue and sleep quality of family caregivers of cancer patients

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20260210068820N1

Enrollment

Registered

2026-04-25

Start date

2026-05-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Condition 1: Fatigue and Decreased sleep quality. Condition 2: Sleep disorder. Considerable cultural variations occur in the presentation of this disorder, and two main types occur, with substantial overlap. In one type, the main feature is a complaint of increased fatigue after mental effort, often associated with some decrease in In many cases, a disturbance of sleep is one of the symptoms of another disorder, either mental or physical. Whether a sleep disorder in a given patient is an indep

Interventions

"Intervention group:" Over the 4 weeks, they will listen to the sounds of nature for 30 minutes every night. The sounds of nature used in this study will be the artwork "Sounds of Nature" by Dr. Arend

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age over 18 years Able to speak and understand Persian No other chronic mental and physical diseases such as MS, cardiovascular, asthma No use of psychotropic drugs and use of various complementary medicine methods during the previous three months No use of sleeping pills and sedatives Suitable housing situation for family caregivers during the study period

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participation in other similar studies Facing severe mental or physical crises

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Sleep quality score based on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 28 days after the start of the Nature Sounds intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.;Fatigue score based on the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 28 days after the start of the Nature Sounds intervention. Method of measurement: Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory.	—

Measure

Time frame

Sleep quality score based on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 28 days after the start of the Nature Sounds intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.;Fatigue score based on the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 28 days after the start of the Nature Sounds intervention. Method of measurement: Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAmin Saharkhiz

Fasa University of Medical Sciences

asaharkhiz44@gmail.com+98 71 5331 4234

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026