Depression Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effectiveness of Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Meditation on Quality of Life of Youth Residing in the Deaddiction Center of Biratnagar
Verified date | April 2024 |
Source | Manipur International University |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
Drug addiction is a public health problem, mainly youths are involved in the addiction and the major reason were due to peer pressure. Spiritual meditation is thought to foster a deeper sense of meaning, which creates new sources of positive reinforcement, increasing motivation for alternative behavior patterns, such as entering treatment or maintaining abstinence. Cluster Randomized Control Trial will be performed for 1-year period where mixed method study design will be performed. The major variables will be Anxiety and depression score, Happiness index, Quality of life, Rate of Relapse, Age, Gender, Occupation, Education, Income, Family Size, Family Income, Family support, Social status- High/Middle/Low, History of drug use self, Types of drugs, Duration of usage: Reason of drug use, how they have started, Amount of drugs, Frequency of use, Family history of drug use, Money spent on drugs per month. A modified validated Questionnaire will be used. CRCT will be done by CONSORT Guidelines. A total of 160 samples will be taken, (40 from each center, two were given Meditation intervention and 80 were given standard treatment as a control group) and 16 qualitative interviews will be taken (4 from each center). The intervention will be given for 3 months, for 6 days one hour per day Rajyoga meditation basic course will be provided, followed by a 1-hour daily spiritual lesson, Positive thinking and motivation classes will be provided to the intervention group, and in the control group standard treatment will be given. Follow-up will be done after 1 month of discharge from the rehabilitation centers. Ethical clearance will be taken from the Ethical Review Board (ERB) of the Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC). This study will be useful for developing policy and practice in rehabilitation centers to apply the technique of Rajyoga Meditation in relapse prevention.
Status | Not yet recruiting |
Enrollment | 160 |
Est. completion date | March 30, 2025 |
Est. primary completion date | October 30, 2024 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | Male |
Age group | 18 Years to 60 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - Those youth more than 18 years old - Who had used drugs and residing in the rehabilitation center of Biratnagar and - Gave consent will be involved in the study. Exclusion Criteria: - Those having other illnesses and unable to give consent |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Nepal | Rehabilitation center | Biratnagar | Koshi |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Manipur International University | Brahmakumaris |
Nepal,
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Anxiety score | Anxiety score before and after, lower score means healthy | 6 month | |
Primary | Depression score | Depression score before and after lower score means healthy | 6 month | |
Primary | quality of life score | Quality of life before and after higher score means healthy | 6 month | |
Secondary | Rate of Relapse | After 1 year rate of relapse will be assessed number of person get relapsed | 1 year |
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