Progressive Relaxation Exercises in COPD

NCT ID: NCT04559503

Last Updated: 2020-09-23

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 44 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-11-15
• Study Completion Date: 2017-09-15

Brief Summary

Background: This study aimed to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises (PMR) on dyspnea and anxiety level in individuals with COPD Methods: The study was conducted in the pretest-posttest randomized-controlled trial and completed with 44 COPD individuals, 22 interventions and 22 controls. PMR were applied once a day for four weeks in the intervention group in addition to the standard treatments. The control group received standard treatment.

Detailed Description

Background: This study aimed to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises (PMR) on dyspnea and anxiety level in individuals with COPD Methods: The study was conducted in the pretest-posttest randomized-controlled trial and completed with 44 COPD individuals, 22 interventions and 22 controls. PMR were applied once a day for four weeks in the intervention group in addition to the standard treatments. The control group received standard treatment. For data collection Questionnaire Forms, Patient Follow-Up Schedules, Modified Borg Scale (MBS), Modified British Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale (mMRC), COPD Assessment Test (CAT), and Beck Anxiety Scale were used.

Conditions

Anxiety; Dyspnea

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

İntervention Group

Progressive relaxation exercises were applied once a day for four weeks in the intervention group in addition to the standard treatments. The patients were called 3 times each week on the telephone, and it was monitored whether they continued to do the exercises.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Progressive relaxation exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

Progressive relaxation exercises are those involving the voluntary, regular and consecutive relaxation of the muscles until there is relaxation all over the body. PMR are consisted of taking a deep breath and then tensing and relaxing muscles in both hands and arms, shoulders, chest, abdomen, hips, legs, feet, and face regions. The training was given in line with the CD that was prepared by the Turkish Psychologists Association as three-part relaxation exercises. The first part of the CD contains the definition, purpose and applications to consider when doing the exercises and a definition of 10-minute deep relaxation. In the second 30-minute section, relaxation exercises are explained accompanied by the sound of streams and oral instructions. The last section, which consists of 30 minutes, contains only relaxation music without instructions.

Control group

The control group received standard treatment.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Progressive relaxation exercises

Progressive relaxation exercises are those involving the voluntary, regular and consecutive relaxation of the muscles until there is relaxation all over the body. PMR are consisted of taking a deep breath and then tensing and relaxing muscles in both hands and arms, shoulders, chest, abdomen, hips, legs, feet, and face regions. The training was given in line with the CD that was prepared by the Turkish Psychologists Association as three-part relaxation exercises. The first part of the CD contains the definition, purpose and applications to consider when doing the exercises and a definition of 10-minute deep relaxation. In the second 30-minute section, relaxation exercises are explained accompanied by the sound of streams and oral instructions. The last section, which consists of 30 minutes, contains only relaxation music without instructions.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosed with COPD,
• Must be able to competence to answer the questionnaire questions,
• Must be able to communicate verbally,
• Over 18 years of age,
• To have 2nd or 3rd grade COPD according to the GOLD Guide Staging System,
• To have 2 or more severe dyspnea according to the mMRC Dyspnea Scale,
• No medication changes have been made in the last three months,
• Not having received pulmonary rehabilitation in the last 6 months,

Exclusion Criteria

• To have severe psychological disorders,
• To have non-COPD pulmonary diseases,
• To have cancer,
• To have renal failure,
• To have thyroid dysfunction,
• To have liver dysfunction

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

TC Erciyes University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Züleyha Kılıç

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

OHU-zuleyha

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id