Determining the impact of Stoic teachings on the spiritual well-being of nurses
Design
A randomized clinical trial with a control group, without blinding, with a sample size of 66 people (33 people in each group), using a simple permutation blocking method for random allocation.
Settings and conduct
To implement the intervention in the intervention group, the purpose of the intervention was first explained in a face-to-face session. The educational content was developed under the supervision of specialized consulting professors from relevant sources. The training was presented in the form of eight educational podcast sessions in the virtual space using the Yes application. In this way, according to the educational program, a podcast was uploaded each week and the subjects followed up to listen to the educational podcast in the same week. The eighth session was a summary of the topics of the educational program. In this session, a discussion and dialogue about the proposed materials was held virtually and the nurses' questions were answered. One week after the intervention, the spiritual well-being scale was completed again in the study groups.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Having at least a bachelor's degree, informed consent, and at least 6 months of work experience.
Intervention groups
Stoic teachings will be presented to the intervention group in eight half-hour sessions in the form of a podcast.
Main outcome variables
Spiritual wellbeing
General information
Reason for update
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT20240506061676N2
Registration date:2025-03-05, 1403/12/15
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:2025-03-05, 1403/12/15
Update count:0
Registration date
2025-03-05, 1403/12/15
Registrant information
Name
Mohammad Esmaeelzadeh
Name of organization / entity
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 51 5672 2946
Email address
esmaeelzadehm1401@bums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Expected recruitment start date
2024-08-22, 1403/06/01
Expected recruitment end date
2025-01-20, 1403/11/01
Actual recruitment start date
2024-08-22, 1403/06/01
Actual recruitment end date
2025-01-20, 1403/11/01
Trial completion date
2025-01-20, 1403/11/01
Scientific title
The impact of selected Stoic teachings on the spiritual well-being of nurses
Public title
Impact of stoic teachings on the spiritual well-being of nurses
Purpose
Supportive
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Informed consent to participate in research
Having at least a bachelor's degree
Work experience at least 6 months
Exclusion criteria:
Having a history of taking psychoactive drugs
Having a history of substance abuse
Having a history of taking stress management courses and other similar intervention courses
Age
No age limit
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
66
Actual sample size reached:
66
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
The random block method will be as follows: 1)The size of each block will be 4. 2)All possible balanced combinations will be written with 2 control cases and 2 intervention cases. (20 combinations) 3)Blocks are randomly selected to allocate the participants.
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 Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Street address
Ghafari Blvd., Birjand University of Medical Sciences
City
Birjand
Province
South Khorasan
Postal code
9717853577
Approval date
2024-10-14, 1403/07/23
Ethics committee reference number
IR.BUMS.REC.1403.225
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Spiritual Wellbeing
ICD-10 code
ICD-10 code description
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Spiritual Wellbeing
Timepoint
Before the intervention and one week after the intervention
Method of measurement
Spiritual Well-Being Scale (Paloutzian and Ellison, 1982)
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention group: Stoic teachings were presented to the intervention group in eight half-hour sessions in the form of a podcast under the supervision of the professors of the Department of Nursing and Philosophy.
Category
Lifestyle
2
Description
Control group: After completing the study, the podcasts will be given to the control group.
Category
Lifestyle
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr.Mahmoud Ganjifard
Street address
Ghafari Blvd., Birjand University of Medical Sciences
City
Birjand
Province
South Khorasan
Postal code
9717853577
Phone
+98 56 3239 5054
Fax
+98 56 3163 5801
Email
international@bums.ac.ir
Web page address
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr. Masoud Yousefi
Street address
Ghafari Street, Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran.
City
Birjand
Province
South Khorasan
Postal code
9717853577
Phone
+98 56 3239 5054
Email
international@bums.ac.ir
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
Public
Domestic or foreign origin
Domestic
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
Academic
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Mohammad Esmaeelzadeh
Position
Master Degree Student
Latest degree
Bachelor
Other areas of specialty/work
Nursery
Street address
Ghafari Street, Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran.
City
Birjand
Province
South Khorasan
Postal code
9531735206
Phone
+98 56 5672 2946
Email
Mohammadesmailzade01@gmail.com
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr. Simin Sharafi
Position
Assistant professor
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Nursery
Street address
Ghafari Street, Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran.
City
Birjand
Province
South Khorasan
Postal code
9717853577
Phone
+98 56 3239 5054
Email
siminsharafi68@gmail.com
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Mohammad Esmaeelzadeh
Position
Master Degree Student
Latest degree
Bachelor
Other areas of specialty/work
Nursery
Street address
Ghafari Street, Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran.
City
Birjand
Province
Razavi Khorasan
Postal code
9531735206
Phone
+98 56 5672 2946
Email
Mohammadesmailzade01@gmail.com
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
No - There is not a plan to make this available
Justification/reason for indecision/not sharing IPD
Due to ethical issues, we have no plans to publish the data file.