EL-SHIN Therapy for Depressive Symptoms
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: EL-SHIN THERAPY.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Depressive Disorder. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Malaysia
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Enhancing the Efficacy of Depression and Low Mood Treatment: A Novel Adjunctive Approach
Overview
This is a research aiming to find the effectiveness of an innovative therapy, EL-SHIN THERAPY, in ameliorating depressive symptoms.
Detailed description
This study evaluates the effectiveness of EL-SHIN® Therapy, a novel adjunctive intervention in alleviating depressive symptoms.
There are three components in this therapy:
1. Lavender Therapy 2. GRATEFULNESS® Therapy 3. Fasting with exercise and light therapy
The study includes two phases: a quantitative clinical trial and a qualitative focus group.
Assessments will use DASS-21, MHQoL, and SQS scales with the intervention delivered in English over 3-4 weeks.
Interventions
- Other EL-SHIN THERAPY
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
Primary outcome measures
- DASS-21 Scale [Time frame: 3 to 4 weeks]
- Mental Health Quality of Life (MHQoL) [Time frame: 3 to 4 weeks]
- Sleep Quality Scale (SQS) [Time frame: 3 to 4 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Age: Above 18 yrs old
- DASS-21 scores:
"Moderately Depressed (Score: 14-20)", "Moderately Anxious (Score: 10-14)" \& "Moderately Stressed (Score: 19-25)"
- Non-Muslim (Due to legal restriction in Malaysia for this religion)
- English literate
- Believers in Creationism
Exclusion criteria
- 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).
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Malaysia · 1 center
- Monash University Malaysia — Kuala Lumpur
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06995807 · MonashUMalaysia