This trial aims to measure the effect of bibliotherapy on anxiety score of students who have experienced earthquakes. Among the students who have experienced 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes (Magnitude: 6.4 Mw, 6.3 Mw, we will include 24 students who have an anxiety score greater than 20. The students will be randomly assigned into two bibliotherapy or waitlist. The students in Bibliotherapy group will receive bibliography and a librarian will disseminate the books among the students to read them one week before the discussion/conclusion session (12 weekly 1-hour session during 3 months). The books will be selected from Parirokh and Majdi's list (ISBN 978-600-5489-14-9) related to treating fear via courage. Participants in Waitlist group will receive the same intervention after finishing the research. Anxiety will be measured before and one week after the last intervention session by Spence Children's Anxiety Scale.
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT2016102030407N1
Registration date:2017-07-09, 1396/04/18
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2017-07-09, 1396/04/18
Registrant information
Name
Farhad Shokraneh
Name of organization / entity
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 914 956 7734
Email address
shokranehf@tbzmed.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Self-funded. No external financial support.
Expected recruitment start date
2013-03-05, 1391/12/15
Expected recruitment end date
2013-03-14, 1391/12/24
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Bibliotherapy for Primary School Students Affected by Earthquake: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Public title
Bibliotherapy for Children with Earthquake Anxiety
Purpose
Treatment
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Students should have experienced 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes (Magnitude: 6.4 Mw, 6.3 Mw); students should be residents in Tabriz City; One week before the intervention, their anxiety score should be greater than 20 based on Spence Children's Anxiety Scale; Oral consent from the participants' parents should be taken before the research; There will be no clue of any physical or mental illness based on their Health Records in the school.
Exclusion Criteria: Not being in Tabriz City at the time of earthquake; Having an anxiety score less than 20 based on Spence Children's Anxiety Scale; Declining to sign the consent form by parents; report of physical or mental illness in their Health Records in the school.
Age
From 11 years old to 13 years old
Gender
Male
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
24
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics Committee of Islamic Azad University (Tehran North Branch)
Street address
Faculty of Humanities, Bahar Boulvard, Saddoughi St
City
Tehran
Postal code
Approval date
2013-02-03, 1391/11/15
Ethics committee reference number
900712199
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Fear of Earthquakes Phobia - Seismophobia
ICD-10 code
F40
ICD-10 code description
Phobic anxiety disorders
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Anxiety
Timepoint
Spence Children's Anxiety Scale
Method of measurement
Questionnaire
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention Group (Bibliotherapy): A librarian will disseminate the books among the students to read them one week before the discussion/conclusion session (12 weekly 1-hour session during 3 months).
The books will be selected from Parirokh and Majdi's list (ISBN 978-600-5489-14-9) related to treating fear via courage.
Category
Other
2
Description
Control Group (Waitlist): All participants in this group will receive the same intervention after finishing the research.
Category
Other
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Shakiba School
Full name of responsible person
Ghazaleh Aali
Street address
Andisheh Town, Madreseh Street
City
Tabriz
2
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Tarbiat-e Noor School
Full name of responsible person
Ghazaleh Aali
Street address
Andisheh Town, Mardani-Azar Street
City
Tabriz
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Ghazaleh Aali
Full name of responsible person
Ghazaleh Aali
Street address
Tarbiat-e Noor School
City
Tabriz
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Ghazaleh Aali
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
empty
Domestic or foreign origin
empty
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
empty
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Islamic Azad University (Tehran North Branch)
Full name of responsible person
Ghazaleh Aali
Position
Master of Art
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Department of Library and Information Science
City
Tehran
Postal code
Phone
+98 41 3441 7269
Fax
Email
aali.gh2009@gmail.com
Web page address
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Tarbiat-e Noor School
Full name of responsible person
Ghazaleh Aali
Position
Master
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Tarbiat-e Noor School
City
Tabriz
Postal code
Phone
+98 41 3441 7269
Fax
Email
aali.gh2009@gmail.com
Web page address
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology
Full name of responsible person
Farhad Shokraneh
Position
Master of Science
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
City
Tabriz
Postal code
5165687386
Phone
+98 41 3336 7914
Fax
+98 41 3336 7929
Email
farhadshokraneh@gmail.com
Web page address
http://nano.tbzmed.ac.ir/
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)