Progressive Relaxation Exercise Applied to Palliative Caregivers on Coping With Stress,Anxiety

NCT ID: NCT04880941

Last Updated: 2021-07-22

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-04-30

Study Completion Date

2021-06-30

Brief Summary

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It is important to consider the needs of palliative care caregivers and to plan interventions for psychosocial problems.

Detailed Description

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Cognitive-behavioral methods, which may be applied as relaxation aids in controlling the anxiety levels.

Conditions

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Palliative Care

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

This study is an experimental study with pre-test and post-test control groups.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
Progressive Relaxation Exercise and control group

Study Groups

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Progressive Relaxation Exercise

The Progressive Relaxation Exercise will be held 7 days for 4 weeks, a total of twenty eight sessions. Each session is set as fifty minutes

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Progressive Relaxation Exercise

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

In the progressive relaxation technique, the tension and anxiety in skeletal muscles are relatively relieved.

Control group

Routine maintenance will be applied

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Progressive Relaxation Exercise

In the progressive relaxation technique, the tension and anxiety in skeletal muscles are relatively relieved.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Control group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* To be able to communicate adequately
* Not having psychiatric problems
* Volunteering to participate in research
* Caregivers whose patients will be in bed for at least 4 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

* None
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Zülfünaz ÖZER

PhD., Assistant Prof

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Zülfünaz ÖZER, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Locations

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Istanbul Sabahattin Zain Universitiy

Istanbul, State, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Tsitsi T, Charalambous A, Papastavrou E, Raftopoulos V. Effectiveness of a relaxation intervention (progressive muscle relaxation and guided imagery techniques) to reduce anxiety and improve mood of parents of hospitalized children with malignancies: A randomized controlled trial in Republic of Cyprus and Greece. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2017 Feb;26:9-18. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2016.10.007. Epub 2016 Nov 18.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28069156 (View on PubMed)

Borji M, Nourmohammadi H, Otaghi M, Salimi AH, Tarjoman A. Positive Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Depression, Anxiety and Stress of Family Caregivers of Patients with Prostate Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2017 Dec 28;18(12):3207-3212. doi: 10.22034/APJCP.2017.18.12.3207.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 29281868 (View on PubMed)

Turan GB, Ozer Z, Demir C. The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises Applied to Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients on Stress Coping Styles and Anxiety Levels: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Nurs Open. 2025 Feb;12(2):e70149. doi: 10.1002/nop2.70149.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39953943 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2021/02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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