Therapeutic Effects of Pranayama Breathing Technique and Deep Breathing Exercises on Pain and Anxiety After Abdominal Surgery

Çukurova University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Abdominal Surgery

Treatments: Behavioral: Pranayama Breathing Exercise; Behavioral: Deep Breathing Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07164118

CU-SBF-CB-07

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be conducted to evaluate the therapeutic effects of pranayama breathing technique and deep breathing exercises on pain and anxiety after abdominal surgery.

Full description

Abdominal surgeries often present with significant pain and the need for analgesia, and inadequate pain control can lead to delayed wound healing, cognitive impairment, stress, and anxiety. Surgical patients frequently experience anxiety and moderate to severe pain during the perioperative period. Non-pharmacological methods provide significant support to pharmacological treatments during this period. Pranayama and deep breathing exercises stand out as effective methods that promote relaxation and reduce pain perception and anxiety. While the literature supports the positive effects of these techniques, studies on their use after abdominal surgery are limited. This research aims to fill this gap and demonstrate the benefits of non-pharmacological approaches in postoperative care.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aged 18-65,
• Having undergone elective abdominal surgery,
• Having no communication difficulties,
• Having no cognitive problems,
• Having no psychiatric illness,
• Having not previously practiced breathing exercises,
• Agreeing to participate in the study,
• Having an American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) rating of I, II, or III will be included in the sample group.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who developed complications such as bleeding, anastomotic leakage, atelectasis, deep vein thrombosis, or pulmonary embolism in the postoperative period; who wished to withdraw from the study at any stage; or who required intensive care in the postoperative period will not be included in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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120 participants in 3 patient groups

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients will not be taught breathing exercises. Pain will be assessed with the VAS at the 6th, 12th, and 24th postoperative hours, and anxiety will be assessed with the STAI-II on the preoperative morning and before discharge.

Pranayama Breathing Group

Experimental group

Description:

Pranayama breathing techniques will be taught before surgery. Starting 4 hours after surgery, 8-10 minutes of breathing exercises will be repeated every 2 hours. Pain will be measured before and after the exercises and at 6, 12, and 24 hours postoperatively. Anxiety will be measured with the STAI-II on the morning of the preoperative period and before discharge.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Pranayama Breathing Exercise

Deep Breathing Group

Experimental group

Description:

Deep breathing exercises will be taught before surgery. Six repetitions will be performed every two hours, starting four hours after surgery. Pain will be assessed with a VAS before and after the exercise and at 6, 12, and 24 hours. Anxiety will be measured with the STAI-II on the morning of the preoperative period and before discharge.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Deep Breathing Exercise