Benson Relaxation Technique Effectiveness on Pain and Quality of Life Post Reconstructive Mammoplasty

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Other: Routine physiotherapy program; Other: Benson relaxation technique; Drug: Medications

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07032883

P.T.REC/012/005668

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate effectiveness of benson relaxation technique on pain and quality of life post mammoplasty.

Full description

Pain post reconstructive mammoplasty is common and has an impact on psychosocial aspects, anxiety, sleep disorders and activities of daily living(ADL),as a result patients suffer from impairment in quality of life.

To manage pain pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions could be used.

Benson relaxation is a deep breathing relaxation therapy that has been developed by involving a person's belief factor. It works by shifting the focus of pain so that the body becomes relaxed, this can increase endogenous analgesics and be strengthened again by reciting spiritual sentences that provide calm.

Benson relaxation technique has a major effect on reducing anxiety, depression, and improving quality of life and psychological factors. Furthermore, this technique is easy to learn and no side effects have been reported.

Enrollment: 68 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 25 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Only female patients underwent reconstruction mammoplasty will participate in the study.
• Female patients who stopped chemotherapy at least one month before participation in the study.
• Female patients with chronic pain following cosmetic breast surgery.
• All patients who will accept to participate in the study after one week from operation.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients have irritable bowel syndrome.
• Patients have urinary incontinence.
• Chronic diseases like multiple sclerosis, polyneuropathy , diabetes and fibromyalgia.
• Patients have cognitive disorder.
• Patients with chronic and severe back pain.
• Sepsis with complications postoperative hemodynamics.
• Patients take anti-psychotic drugs.
• Patients take hypnotic drugs.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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68 participants in 2 patient groups

Benson relaxation technique and routine physiotherapy program group

Experimental group

Description:

This group will receive Benson relaxation technique for duration up to 20 min twice daily in addition to medical therapy and a routine physical therapy program for 40 minutes, twice daily for 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Drug: Medications

Other: Benson relaxation technique

Other: Routine physiotherapy program

routine physiotherapy program group

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will receive medical therapy and a routine physical therapy program for 40 minutes, twice daily for 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Drug: Medications

Other: Routine physiotherapy program