An interventional study of Complementary Spiritist Therapy and Prayer in Anxiety, Depression and Pain, sponsored by Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro. Recruiting at 1 site in Brazil. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-04-17.
Sponsored by Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
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Among 98 studies in Depression with a site in Brazil — 17 open to participants now, 22 under way, 3 of them phase 3. Depression · Brazil.
Among the 98 studies in Depression with a site in Brazil, this one is the 28th largest by planned enrollment of the 89 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 4 that started in 2015, is one of 60 with no phase, reaches primary completion later than 0 of the 21 other live ones, and was the 43rd registered.
8,582 studies on the registry are indexed under Depression; 1,723 are open to participants now.
Browse Depression studies →17 of the 98 studies in Depression with a site in Brazil are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:
University of Sao Paulo · Sites in Brazil
Ages 18–40 · Women only
Eli Lilly and Company · Sites in Brazil, United States, Australia and 12 more countries
Ages 18–75
Federal University of Minas Gerais · Sites in Brazil
Ages 18+ · Women only
Eli Lilly and Company · Sites in Brazil, United States, Australia and 12 more countries
Ages 18–75
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital · Sites in Brazil
Ages 18+
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Of the 1,089 Depression studies recruiting now, 470 (43%) set no upper age limit and 519 (48%) stop at 75 or younger; 203 take children under 18; 311 take healthy volunteers.
This study: 18 Years and older · all sexes · healthy volunteers too.
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98 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.
A study in two phases is counted once above. Listed by phase, each with its combined phases: Phase 1 4 · Phase 2 13 · Phase 3 15 · Phase 4 3
First in 2005; this study’s year is marked. 4 started in 2015.
By drug class, each counting the studies that test any of its medicines:
This study's planned enrollment of 160 is above the median of 81 across 7,066 interventional studies indexed under Depression.
Median enrollment 80 across the 89 interventional studies, 120 across the 9 observational. Of the 48 that completed or were terminated, 9 (19%) have results posted.
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8 of 98 have an industry lead sponsor. The 10 most frequent:
Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.
Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro has 1 study filed under Depression — fewer than ten, so there is no comparison to draw.
6 of the studies in Depression with a site in Brazil that are under way reach primary completion within a year, 0 of them phase 3. Phase 3 first, then by date:
| Study | Primary completion |
|---|---|
| NCT07480668Federal University of Minas GeraisAromatherapy for Mental Health Promotion in IVF Patients | 2026-12 |
| NCT06636006Universidade Federal de GoiasAerobic Exercise Versus Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia | 2026-12-30 |
| NCT06692842University of Sao Paulo General HospitalInteractive Technological Intervention to Improve Mental Health Symptoms in Primary Health Care | 2026-12-31 |
| NCT06480019Hospital de Clinicas de Porto AlegreIPT-based Group Intervention by Non-specialist for Improvement of Depressive Symptoms in Community Young Adults in Brazil | 2026-12-31 |
| NCT07925762University of Sao PauloSmartphone-Assisted Single-Session Psychotherapy Intervention for Postpartum Depression | 2027-06-01 |
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Among the 98 studies in Depression with a site in Brazil, from their registry updates:
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Background: Complementary Spiritist Therapy (ECT) based on a range of therapeutic resources including prayer, spiritist "passe", fluidotherapy (fluidic water or magnetized water), spirit education. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of ECT in individuals at UFTM Hospital de Clínicas.
Methods: Randomized controlled trial, patients were randomly. Patients will then be allocated into groups:
Distribution of subjects according to the group to be worked and place of data collection:
Group to be worked:
patients hospitalized in the medical and surgical clinic, orthopedics, neurology, emergency adult , gynecology and obstetrics and employees of the clinic hospital
After randomization, participants included in the study will be allocated to one of the groups:
The group submitted to ECT:
The total time of interventions will be about 10-15 minutes.
After intervention blood collection will be performed and the questionnaires will be applied again.
8,582 studies on the registry are indexed under Depression; 1,723 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 160 is above the median of 81 across 7,066 interventional studies indexed under Depression.
Browse Depression studies →Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.
Compared within Depression, this study's primary condition as ClinicalTrials.gg classifies it; the registry's first condition term is Anxiety Disorders. The counts are of registry records indexed under each term, refreshed daily. How we classify →
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Exclusion Criteria:
No intervention.
Prayer, Spirit education, Spiritist "passe" and magnetized water
Other: Complementary Spiritist Therapy
Prayer during 1-2 minutes
Other: Prayer
Spiritist "passe" during 5-10 minutes.
Other: Spiritist "passe"
laying on of hands with intent to heal during 5-10 minutes.
Other: laying on of hands with intent to heal
Spiritist healers laying on of hands hands on the glass of water and desire health, restoration of balance and health for the patient.
Other: Fluid therapy.
individuals receive water without fluidification (no laying on of hands hands on the glass of water).
Other: No-fluid therapy.
Complementary Spiritist Therapy: 1. Prayer: for 1 to 2 minutes. 2. Spiritual education: reading and commentary of the Gospel according to Spiritism, about 7 minutes. 3. Spiritist "passe, for 2-min. 4. Fluid therapy.
Also known as: Integrative medicine
Individuals will receive prayer during 1 to 2 minutes.
Individuals will receive Spiritist "passe" during 5 to 10 minutes.
Individuals will receive laying on of hands with intent to heal during 5 to 10 minutes.
Individuals will receive fluid therapy.
Individuals will receive no-fluid therapy.
Change in Anxiety sympton.
The Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). This scale is a Likert 4-point scale between 0 (not applicable to me) and 3 (applies to me a lot, or most of the time). Scores for depression, anxiety and stress are determined by summing the scores of the 21 items.
Time frame: The instrument will be applied an average on 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
change in Depression.
The HAD subscale. Each of your items can be punctuated with zero to three, composing a maximum score of 21 points for each scale.
Time frame: The instrument will be applied an average on 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
Change in Depression sympton.
The Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). This scale is a Likert 4-point scale between 0 (not applicable to me) and 3 (applies to me a lot, or most of the time). Scores for depression, anxiety and stress are determined by summing the scores of the 21 items.
Time frame: The instrument will be applied an average on 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
Change in Tension muscle.
The visual analog scale of tension muscle. The most simple VAS is a straight horizontal line of fixed length, usually 100 mm. The ends are defined as the extreme limits of the parameter to be measured (symptom) orientated from the left (worst) to the right (best).
Time frame: The instrument will be applied an average on 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
Change in wellness subjective.
The wellness subjective scale. This scale is is composed of 21 items of evaluation of positive affect, 26 items of negative affect and satisfaction with life consists of 15 items.
Time frame: The instrument will be applied an average on 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
Change in wellness.
The visual analog scale of wellness. The most simple VAS is a straight horizontal line of fixed length, usually 100 mm. The ends are defined as the extreme limits of the parameter to be measured (symptom) orientated from the left (worst) to the right (best).
Time frame: The instrument will be applied an average on 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
Change in hematological and immunological responses.
Hemogram, immunoglobulin A , cortisol and Cytokine Doses.
Time frame: The instrument will be applied an average on 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
Change in pain.
The visual analog scale of Pain. The most simple Visual Analog Pain Scale is a straight horizontal line of fixed length, usually 100 mm. The ends are defined as the extreme limits of the parameter to be measured (symptom) orientated from the left (worst) to the right (best).
Time frame: The instrument will be applied an average on 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
Change in blood pressure
Blood pressure (mmHg) is assessed by blood pressure gauge.
Time frame: The blood pressure will be evaluated an average on 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
Change in respiratory rate
Respiratory (ipm) rate is assessed by manual count.
Time frame: The respiratory rate will be evaluated an average on 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
Change in cardiac rate
Cardiac rate (bpm) is assessed by oximeter More Fitness.
Time frame: The cardiac rate will be evaluated an average on 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
Change in oxygen saturation
oxygen saturation (%) is assessed by oximeter More Fitness.
Time frame: The oxygen saturation will be evaluated an average on 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
Change in Heart rate variability
Heart rate variability. It is measured by electrocardiogram (ECG) or frequency meter
Time frame: The heart rate variability will be assessed on 1 day.
Change in Burnout.
Maslach Burnout Inventory. The instrument consists of 15 questions that are subdivided into three subscales: Emotional Exhaustion (EE) (5 items); Disbelief (DE) (4 items) and Professional Efficacy (EP) (6 items). All items are evaluated on a 7-point Likert scale, ranging from 0 (never) to 6 (always).
Time frame: The instrument will be applied an average on 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
Change in Quality of life
Whoqol. The instrument module consists of 26 questions (being question number 1 and 2 on general quality of life), the answers follow a Likert scale (from 1 to 5, the higher the score the better the quality of life). Apart from these two questions (1 and 2), the instrument has 24 facets which comprise 4 domains that are: PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL RELATIONS and ENVIRONMENT.
Time frame: The instrument will be applied an average on 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
Change in Stress score.
The scale of stress. This assessment is a questionnaire that evaluates stress in four levels - alert, resistance, almost exhaustion and exhaustion. The instrument assesses the presence of symptoms and how the individual has felt in the last 24 h, in the last month and in the last 3 months. For each period of time, a set of 15 physical and emotional symptoms is evaluated for the first 2 periods and 23 symptoms are evaluated for the last period.
Time frame: The instrument will be applied an average on 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
Change in Stress.
The Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). This scale is a Likert 4-point scale between 0 (not applicable to me) and 3 (applies to me a lot, or most of the time). Scores for depression, anxiety and stress are determined by summing the scores of the 21 items.
Time frame: The instrument will be applied an average on 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
Change in perceived anxiety.
Visual analog scale. The most simple VAS is a straight horizontal line of fixed length, usually 100 mm. The ends are defined as the extreme limits of the parameter to be measured (symptom) orientated from the left (worst) to the right (best).
Time frame: The instrument will be applied an average on 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
Change in Anxiety.
The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. It has 14 items, seven of which are for evaluation of anxiety (HADS-A) and seven for depression (HADS-D). Each of your items can be punctuated with zero to three, composing a maximum score of 21 points for each scale.
Time frame: The instrument will be applied an average on 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 15 days, 2 mounths.
Plan to share: No
Ran from Sep 2015 to primary completion in Apr 2018, 30 months.
Of 3,471 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Depression, half reached primary completion within 21 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 41. This study's 30 months is above that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 3,569 studies reached it within 21 months; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 41.
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