The Effects of Progressive Relaxation Exercise

NCT ID: NCT06522126

Last Updated: 2024-08-02

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 162 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-05-02

Brief Summary

Aim: This research was conducted to determine the effects of progressive relaxation exercise on life satisfaction, anxiety, and psychological well-being in people experiencing premenstrual syndrome.

Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted with students who were enrolled in a university in the east of Türkiye, studying at the undergraduate levels outside the field of health, and experiencing premenstrual syndrome. The sample of the research consisted of 162 students (Exercise group 81 participants; Control group 81 participants). The Personal Information Form, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS), Life Satisfaction Scale (LSS), Beck Anxiety Scale (BAS), and Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) were used to collect data. Women in the exercise group underwent eight sessions of relaxation exercises, once a week for 8 weeks. In addition, for eight weeks after the first exercise, the participants exercised at home, at least twice a week, outside of the training. The PMSS, LSS, BAS, and PWBS were applied as post-tests to the participants in both groups, 8 weeks after the pre-tests.

Conditions

Effects of Progressive Relaxation Exercise; Exercise; Relation, Interpersonal

Study Design

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

Study Groups

effects of progressive relaxation exercise

Progressive relaxation exercises were given to female students who scored 111 and above on the PMS scale and were selected by randomization for the exercise group. The exercises were applied to those who participated in the study, met the inclusion criteria, and were able to participate in the study for 8 weeks. In the study, progressive relaxation exercises were applied by the researcher to the students in the exercise group with PMS complaints in the first three days of their first menstrual cycle.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

progressive relaxation exercise

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

One of the techniques employed to mitigate the prevalence of PMS complaints in women during this period is progressive relaxation exercises (PRE). It is one of the most preferred options due to its simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and reliability. Over the course of numerous years of research, progressive relaxation has been validated as an efficacious approach for regulating muscle tension. These exercises are performed to facilitate the distinction between tension and looseness in the body and to enable the individual to relax on her own in daily life. PRE involves the voluntary, systematic tension and relaxation of large muscle groups in the human body. PRE reduces anxiety levels by reducing muscle tension. It also provides the individual with a sense of profound rest, renewal, and rebirth.

control groups

Control group standard care group

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

progressive relaxation exercise

One of the techniques employed to mitigate the prevalence of PMS complaints in women during this period is progressive relaxation exercises (PRE). It is one of the most preferred options due to its simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and reliability. Over the course of numerous years of research, progressive relaxation has been validated as an efficacious approach for regulating muscle tension. These exercises are performed to facilitate the distinction between tension and looseness in the body and to enable the individual to relax on her own in daily life. PRE involves the voluntary, systematic tension and relaxation of large muscle groups in the human body. PRE reduces anxiety levels by reducing muscle tension. It also provides the individual with a sense of profound rest, renewal, and rebirth.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Those who scored 111 points or more on the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale,
• were married or single at the time of the research,
• did not have children.

Exclusion Criteria

• those who were pregnant or postpartum,
• those who were diagnosed with any psychiatric disease according to the records,
• those who did not perform relaxation exercises outside of the training.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Inonu University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Esra SABANCI BARANSEL

Assistant professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Esra Sabanci Baransel

Malatya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

2022/3734

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id