The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Abdominal Pain and Distension in Colonoscopy Patients.

Mardin Artuklu University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Abdominal Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04935645

Mardin Artuklu University

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients undergoing colonoscopy were divided into progressive relaxation exercises and control groups. Pretest and posttest abdominal pain and distention scores of the patients were determined after colonoscopy.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing colonoscopy
• Those who do not have communication problems,
• After the colonoscopy procedure, the abdominal pain score is evaluated by VAS and is 4 or higher,
• Evaluation of the distension score of 4 and above with VAS after the colonoscopy procedure,
• Be 18 years old or older.

Exclusion criteria

• Being a hospitalized patient undergoing colonoscopy,
• Be younger than 18 years old
• To have used complementary and alternative methods during the research,
• Any physical problem that may prevent you from doing the exercises,
• Having a cognitive illness
• Refusing to participate in the research,
• Failing to complete surveys.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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90 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental Group

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group was informed about progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) before colonoscopy. PMR audio recordings were given to the patients. Abdominal pain and distention scores were determined after colonoscopy. PMR was applied to the patients for 30 minutes. These scores were determined again after exercise and at the 2nd, 4th, 8th, 12th, 16th, and 24th hours.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

VAS pain and VAS distension scores of the control group were determined after colonoscopy and 30 minutes later. VAS form was given to all patients to determine VAS abdominal pain and VAS distension scores at the 2nd, 4th, 8th, 12th, 16th and 24th hours after the procedure. The day after the colonoscopy, post test data were collected.