Effect of Progressive Exercise on Renal Transplant Patients

Baskent University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Vital Signs; Progressive Relaxation Exercise; Nursing; Fatigue; Renal Transplant

Treatments: Behavioral: Progressive relaxation exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05876507

KA22/239

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this interventional study is to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises on the vital signs and fatigue levels of patients with renal transplantation.

Full description

Renal transplant patients experience intense level of fatigue as well as vital sign problems due to treatment protocol. This research is designed to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises on vital signs and fatigue level of patients with renal transplantation.

In this study, the participants will be randomized in a single blind manner (participant) to either intervention (4 week exercise program) or control (routine care) groups.

Enrollment: 52 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients underwent renal transplant within one year from the beginning of the study
• Patients having no communication problems
• Patients having a smart phone either own or o family member

Exclusion criteria

• Patients having musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, or psychiatric disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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52 participants in 2 patient groups

exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive a training about progressive relaxation exercises on the first day, then given an audio-record containing instructions about exercises. They will perform exercises at home for 4 week and revisited by the principal investigator at the 2nd and 4th week.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Progressive relaxation exercise

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will receive routine care.