The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercise on Caregiver Burden, Fatigue and Quality of Life in Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Cancer: Randomized Controlled Clinical Study
NCT ID: NCT04292678
Last Updated: 2020-03-04
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
64 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-04-01
2021-07-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Relaxation
Caregivers of patients with advanced cancer will apply 20 minutes of progressive muscle relaxation exercise twice a week, for 8 weeks with a group session.
Progressive muscle relaxation
The progressive muscle relaxation intervention will last for 20 minutes and comprise sessions involving tensing and relaxing the body with deep breathing. The participants will perform progressive muscle relaxation for each body part in order, starting with the facial muscles and head, followed by neck, shoulders, chest, abdomen, legs, and feet; all muscle tension and relaxation procedures were performed accompanied with deep breathing. The participants will be instructed to tense a specified group of muscles for 5 s and relax it for 10 s while breathing out. Throughout this exercise, the participants will visualize a wave of relaxation flowing over their body using the deep-breathing technique.
Attention matched control
Caregivers of patients with advanced cancer will receive only a training group session about general cancer information such as risk factors, treatment methods, and treatment-related side effects, lasting 20 minutes first week of the study.
Attention matched control
Caregivers of patients with advanced cancer will receive only a training group session about general cancer information such as risk factors, treatment methods, and treatment-related side effects, lasting 20 minutes first week of the study.
Interventions
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Progressive muscle relaxation
The progressive muscle relaxation intervention will last for 20 minutes and comprise sessions involving tensing and relaxing the body with deep breathing. The participants will perform progressive muscle relaxation for each body part in order, starting with the facial muscles and head, followed by neck, shoulders, chest, abdomen, legs, and feet; all muscle tension and relaxation procedures were performed accompanied with deep breathing. The participants will be instructed to tense a specified group of muscles for 5 s and relax it for 10 s while breathing out. Throughout this exercise, the participants will visualize a wave of relaxation flowing over their body using the deep-breathing technique.
Attention matched control
Caregivers of patients with advanced cancer will receive only a training group session about general cancer information such as risk factors, treatment methods, and treatment-related side effects, lasting 20 minutes first week of the study.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Providing care for advanced cancer patients (stage III-IV) for at least 6 months
* Primary caregiver (caring for the longest time)
* No communication problem
* Not using any other non-pharmacological approach during the study period
Exclusion Criteria
* Caregivers who providing care services for a fee
* Having a history of psychiatric disorder (major depression, etc.)
* Not willing to participate in the study
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Hacettepe University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Merve Gulbahar
Research Assistant
Principal Investigators
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Zehra Gok Metın, Assos.Prof.
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Hacettepe University
Central Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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N/Y
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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