Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises in Menopausal Women Experiencing RLS.

Gazi University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Restless Legs Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: progressive muscle relaxation exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06156007

menopause

Details and patient eligibility

About

Restless legs syndrome is a symptom that can be seen in all stages of a woman's life, but its frequency and severity increases with menopause. Restless legs syndrome is a neurological problem that occurs usually at night with an irresistible urge to move the legs. It is a progressive muscle relaxation exercise. Progressive muscle relaxation exercise is a systematic practice aimed at providing deep relaxation by exercising large muscle groups in the body along with breathing techniques. This study aims to evaluate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercise on the severity of restless legs syndrome, quality of life and sleep quality related to restless legs syndrome in menopausal women with restless legs syndrome.

Full description

Menopause, which is a natural part of women's life; It is a condition that occurs between the ages of 45-52 on average and is characterized by hormonal changes and cessation of the menstrual cycle. Many symptoms are observed during menopause, such as hot flashes, sleep problems, mood disorders, sexual dysfunction, weight gain, and decline in cognitive functioning. Restless legs syndrome is another symptom that can be seen in all periods of a woman's life, but its frequency and severity increases with menopause. Restless legs syndrome is a neurological problem that occurs usually at night with an irresistible urge to move the legs. There are studies reporting that sleep problems, which are a common problem during the menopausal period, worsen with the addition of restless legs syndrome. Restless legs syndrome and sleep problems are two important factors that negatively affect the quality of life of women in the menopausal period. Alternative and complementary therapies are frequently used among the methods used to cope with menopausal symptoms and symptoms triggered by menopause. These methods include hypnosis, body-mind techniques, cognitive behavioral therapies, aromatherapies, and herbal supplements. It is stated that these techniques reduce the stress of women in the menopausal period and are effective in improving their quality of life. One of these methods is progressive muscle relaxation exercise. Progressive muscle relaxation exercise is a systematic practice that aims to provide deep relaxation by exercising large muscle groups in the body along with breathing techniques. There are studies reporting that PCGE is used effectively in coping with menopausal symptoms. This study aims to evaluate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercise on the severity of restless legs syndrome, quality of life and sleep quality related to restless legs syndrome in menopausal women with restless legs syndrome.

Enrollment: 62 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Having entered natural menopause

• At least 1 year has passed since the last menstrual period
• Not having any psychiatric disease
• Not having any communication problems (mental, auditory, visual, etc.)

Exclusion criteria

• Women not performing post-test applications
• Not doing progressive muscle relaxation exercises twice in a row.
• Wants to quit the research.
• The woman is hospitalized
• Inability to reach women during follow-ups

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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62 participants in 2 patient groups

progressive muscle relaxation exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Women will be given one-time progressive muscle relaxation exercise training prepared by the researcher. In the training, the exercise will be demonstrated through demonstration method. Following training, women will be asked to perform progressive relaxation exercise at least 3 times a week (every other day). Women will be followed for 8 weeks with a progressive muscle relaxation exercise daily follow-up chart prepared by the researcher, and weekly reminders will be made (via WhatsApp® or text message). The final test will be administered to women online at the end of 8 weeks. RLS Severity Rating Scale form, Johns Hopkins Restless Legs Syndrome Quality of Life Scale and Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index will be used in the pre-test and post-test applications.

Treatment:

Behavioral: progressive muscle relaxation exercises

no intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention will be applied to women. Posttest application to women; It will be conducted online 8 weeks after the pre-test application. RLS Severity Rating Scale form, Johns Hopkins Restless Legs Syndrome Quality of Life Scale and Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index will be used in the pre-test and post-test applications.