The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercise Performed Before Coronary Angiography

TC Erciyes University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Coronary Angiography; Progressive Relaxation Exercise; Nursing

Treatments: Other: Progressive relaxation exercise before coronary angiography

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06572670

2024/30

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was planned to examine the effects of progressive relaxation exercise on anxiety, comfort, pain and physiological parameters in patients undergoing coronary angiography. The data of the study will be collected using the Descriptive Characteristics Questionnaire Form, State and Trait Anxiety Inventory, Perianesthesia Comfort Questionnaire, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Vital Signs Follow-up Form, Complication Follow-up Form and Progressive Relaxation Exercise Application Guidelines.

Full description

This study was planned to examine the effects of progressive relaxation exercise on anxiety, comfort, pain and physiological parameters in patients undergoing coronary angiography. The data of the study will be collected using the Descriptive Characteristics Questionnaire Form, State and Trait Anxiety Inventory, Perianesthesia Comfort Questionnaire, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Vital Signs Follow-up Form, Complication Follow-up Form and Progressive Relaxation Exercise Application Guidelines. Patients in the intervention group will undergo progressive relaxation before undergoing angiography. Standard practices of the clinic will be applied to the control group.

Enrollment: 70 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who can speak and understand Turkish,
• Are over 18 years old,
• Have space and time orientation,
• Will undergo coronary angiography for the first time,
• Do not have any psychiatric illness,
• Do not have vision or hearing problems,
• Volunteer to participate in the study will be included.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who experience any pain or have chronic pain before coronary angiography,
• Patients who use antihistamines and psychiatric medications,
• Patients who do not volunteer to participate in the study,
• Patients who have undergone orthopedic surgery or have any medically diagnosed health problems (orthopedic, neurological, psychological) that prevent relaxation exercises,
• Patients who have taken sedatives or painkillers up to 5 hours before coronary angiography will not be included in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Progressive relaxation exercise before coronary angiography

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in the intervention group will undergo progressive relaxation before undergoing angiography.

Treatment:

Other: Progressive relaxation exercise before coronary angiography

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

No application will be made to the control group before the procedure.