Progressive Relaxation Exercise on Dyspnea, Pain and Sleep Quality

Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Progressive Relaxation Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04978805

2021/03 - 27

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was planned to examine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises applied to lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy on dyspnea, pain and sleep quality.

Full description

It is thought that relaxation exercises reduce respiratory distress and improve sleep quality in lung cancer patients.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Be between the ages of 18-65
• Ability to communicate adequately
• Absence of psychiatric problems
• Those who are determined by the physician that they do not have a physical disability in exercising
• Volunteering to participate in the research
• Individuals who have the ability to use technological tools
• Patients with at least 3 cures

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals with phones that do not have voice recording capabilities
• Individuals with phones that do not have the ability to install Whatsapp

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Progressive Relaxation Exercise

Experimental group

Description:

A total of 56 sessions of progressive relaxation were performed, 7 days a week for 8 weeks. Each session is set as fifty minutes

Treatment:

Behavioral: Progressive Relaxation Exercise

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Routine maintenance will be applied