More than 60-80 percent of patients suffer from preoperative anxiety.it seems , the religiouse beliefs have important role in anxiety prevention and it’s treatment.
This study was performed to identify the effectiveness of listening to prayers on anxiety and vital signs before elective surgery.This is a single blind, double group clinical trial. 64 patients who were scheduled to undergo an elective general surgery, randomly assigned in two groups of pray and control groups. The patients were neither aware of random assignment process, nor the existence of control groups. The study settings were surgical wards.
Subjects in pray group listened to holey Quran’s pray for 15 minutes by mp3player with head phones at preoperative night ( 8 -10); control group received no intervention by the head phones . Spielberg’ s Anxiety scale is used before and after intervention in two groups and vital signs were measured too. Patients who had high level anxiety were excluded from the study. Data were analyzed with spss (v.18).
General information
Acronym
Quran’s prayers
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT201206058076N2
Registration date:2014-10-31, 1393/08/09
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2014-10-31, 1393/08/09
Registrant information
Name
Vida Tayebi
Name of organization / entity
Northern Khorasan University Of Medical Scienses
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 58 4225 4808
Email address
vi_tay@nkums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
North khorasan University of Medical Sciences
Expected recruitment start date
2011-04-04, 1390/01/15
Expected recruitment end date
2011-06-05, 1390/03/15
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
The effect of listening to quran’s prayers on anxiety and vital signs before an elective surgery
Public title
The effect of listening to quran’s prayers on anxiety and vital signs before an elective surgery
Purpose
Prevention
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: age between18-65 years old; both gender; being completly awake; ability to read and write and being muslem.
Exclusion criteria: hearing problems; use of anti anxiety and tranqulizers; known psychotic disorders; adiction; severe and very sever anxiety score’s patients; history of cancers and having surgery with psychotic complications
Age
From 18 years old to 65 years old
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
64
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Single blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
North khorasan university of medical sciences
Street address
North khorasan university of medical sciences-dovlat blvd.-Bazargani squ.-Bojnurd
City
Bojnurd
Postal code
Approval date
2011-03-15, 1389/12/24
Ethics committee reference number
228/پ/89
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Anxiety
ICD-10 code
F41.9
ICD-10 code description
Anxiety disorder, unspecified
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Anxiety
Timepoint
before intervention, 20 minute after intervention
Method of measurement
Spielberg’ s Anxiety questionare-brachial digitally blood pressure monometer-watch
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
Subjects in pray group listened to holey Quran’s pray for 15 minutes by mp3player with head phones at preoperative night ( 8 -10) . Spielberg’ s Anxiety scale is used before and after intervention in this group and vital signs were measured too.
Category
Prevention
2
Description
Subjects in control groupreceived no intervention by the head phones for 15 minutes at preoperative night ( 8 -10) . Spielberg’ s Anxiety scale is used before and after intervention in this group and vital signs were measured too.
Category
Prevention
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Emam ali hospital
Full name of responsible person
Street address
Velayat Ave.
City
Bojnurd
2
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
samen-al-aeme hospital
Full name of responsible person
Street address
Hor Ave.
City
Bojnurd
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Samira Salimi
Street address
NNorth Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bazargani squ.
City
Bojnurd
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences
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
North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Vida Tayebi
Position
Master of science in nursing, faculty member
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Velayat ave.
City
Bojnurd
Postal code
Phone
+98 58 4222 6180
Fax
Email
vi_tay@nkums.ac.ir; vi_tay@yahoo.com
Web page address
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Vida Tayebi
Position
Master of science in nursing, faculty member
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Faculty of Nursing and Midwiefery, Velayat ave.
City
Bojnurd
Postal code
Phone
+98 58 4222 6180
Fax
Email
vi_tay@nkums.ac.ir; vi_tay@yahoo.com
Web page address
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Vida Tayebi
Position
Master of science in nursing, faculty member
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Velayat ave.
City
Bojnurd
Postal code
Phone
+98 58 4222 6180
Fax
Email
vi_tay@nkums.ac.ir; vi_tay@yahoo.com
Web page address
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)