The Effect of Pranayama Exercise

Istanbul Medeniyet University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Death; Pranayama; Anxiety; Sleep; Exercise

Treatments: Behavioral: normal breathing; Behavioral: Pranayama exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06822244

00144 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

IstanbulMU

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective: This randomized controlled experimental study aimed to investigate the effects of pranayama exercises on vital signs, anxiety, fear of death, and sleep quality in patients who have experienced an acute myocardial infarction.

Materials and Methods: The study sample consisted of 80 patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction who were hospitalized in the Coronary Intensive Care Unit of Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Hospital The patients were randomly assigned to either the experimental (n=40) or control group (n=40) using a computer-based randomization method. Data collection tools included the Personal Information Form, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Death Anxiety Scale, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.

Full description

Objective: This randomized controlled experimental study aimed to investigate the effects of pranayama exercises on vital signs, anxiety, fear of death, and sleep quality in patients who have experienced an acute myocardial infarction.

Materials and Methods: The study sample consisted of 80 patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction who were hospitalized in the Coronary Intensive Care Unit of Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Hospital between June and November 2024. The patients were randomly assigned to either the experimental (n=40) or control group (n=40) using a computer-based randomization method. Data collection tools included the Personal Information Form, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Death Anxiety Scale, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Voluntary participation in the study

Age ≥18 years

Diagnosed with AMI

Cognitive ability to perform pranayama exercises

Ability to comprehend and respond to survey questions

No communication impairments

Exclusion criteria

• having respiratory diseases
• low saturation <95

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Pranayama exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Do Pranayama Exercise

Treatment:

Behavioral: Pranayama exercise

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

do Nothing

Treatment:

Behavioral: normal breathing