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EL-SHIN Therapy for Depressive Symptoms

ConditionDepressive Disorder
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMonash University Malaysia

About this trial

This is a research aiming to find the effectiveness of an innovative therapy, EL-SHIN THERAPY, in ameliorating depressive symptoms.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age: Above 18 yrs old

Non-Muslim (Due to legal restriction in Malaysia for this religion)

English literate

Believers in Creationism

Disqualifiers

Muslim (legal restrictions in Malaysia for this religion).

Non-English literate (research will be conducted in English only).

Individuals with any other medical conditions or on current medication To reduce potential complications or confounding factors).

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • EL-SHIN THERAPY

    Other intervention

    Participants will be randomly assigned to Group A and Group B. Group A : Attend a talk on Malaysia Tourism + current coping strategies. Group B : EL-SHIN® Therapy + current coping strategies. Duration of therapies: 2 weeks Assessments using (i) DASS-21 (ii) MHQoL (iii) SLEEP QUALITY SCALE (SQS) at baseline, after 1st week \& 2nd weeks for both groups. Assessment will be done on end of 3rd week to see effect when EL-SHIN Therapy Stopped. Group B participants: Attend a workshop on administration of EL-SHIN® Therapy. Will reinitiate EL-SHIN Therapy on the 4th week and assess on the 8th day to see the effect.

Treatment groups

80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: EL-SHIN THERAPY (CONTROL GROUP A)No intervention 0 interventions
Group B: EL-SHIN THERAPY (GROUP B)Experimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

DASS-21 Scale

Measuring severity of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Level. Higher score indicating more severity in experiencing these symptoms

Time frame
3 to 4 weeks
2

Mental Health Quality of Life (MHQoL)

Measuring quality of life of individuals. Higher score indicating better quality of life.

Time frame
3 to 4 weeks
3

Sleep Quality Scale (SQS)

Measuring Sleep Quality of Individuals with higher score denoting more acute sleep problem

Time frame
3 to 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Monash University Malaysia

Lead sponsor

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