The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercises on Fatigue and Sleep Quality in İndividuals With Epilepsy

The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercises on Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Individuals With Epilepsy

Aim: It was conducted to determine the effect of web-based animation supported progressive relaxation exercise on fatigue and sleep quality in individuals with epilepsy. Material and Methods: As a randomized controlled study with a pretest- posttest model, it was conducted with individuals with epilepsy who applied to Giresun University Faculty of Medicine Neurology Outpatient Clinic between February and December 2022.The sample of the study was determined as 60 epilepsy patients, 30 of which were in the control-30 experimental group, using power analysis. The data were collected by face-to-face interview technique using Personal Information Form, Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index, Fatigue Severity Scale.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Epilepsy; Fatigue; Sleep
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: PROGRESSIVE RELAXATION EXERCISE

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Giresun, Turkey, 28100
    • Giresun Training and Research Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• be over the age of 18
• Having been diagnosed with epilepsy for at least 6 months
• Individuals with an average score of 4.1 or higher on the fatigue severity scale
• Individuals with a Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index total score above 5
• Being able to use mobile phone (IOS-Android)
• Being able to speak Turkish
• Up to 6 months before the study, techniques such as meditation, hypnosis, yoga not benefited,
• Having a neurological, systemic and psychiatric disease other than epilepsy not to be.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not using a mobile phone,
• Up to 6 months before the study, techniques such as meditation, hypnosis, yoga to have benefited,
• Having a neurological, systemic and psychiatric disease other than epilepsy be.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: experimental group; The first application is carried out by a researcher close to the polyclinic with care and demonstration. The application will be suggested by hanging it from side to side in sitting position. They will be informed about the same application conditions in their own practice at home. The program, which will last for 6 weeks, will continue from the home environment after a video surveillance observed by the beneficiary. Periods of entry and exit times thanks to the mobile program. It will be done over the phone by the people who will come for 6 weeks. history book, lack of tools, etc. a website will be searched. Adhering to application products through study. A total of 42 sessions for 6 weeks, 7 days a week. About 30min. It is used to benefit from training to benefit from sustained progression. Apart from that, he can enjoy wearing it by dressing casually and casually.	Behavioral: PROGRESSIVE RELAXATION EXERCISE; Progressive relaxation exercise will be done for 6 weeks by watching the animation video in the mobile application program.
No Intervention: control gruop; The control group did not receive any intervention other than their own treatment during the study. will not be applied. Progressive relaxation exercise application to the individuals included in the control group personal information form, Pittsburgh sleep quality index, fatigue severity scale will be applied as test-post-test.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
fatigue severity scale	finished	An average of 1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
pittsburg sleep quality scale	finished	An average of 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ataturk University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 10, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 22, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): December 22, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 14, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 20, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): March 2, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 17, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 14, 2023
• Last Verified: February 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Epilepsy; Fatigue
• Other Study ID Numbers: AtaturkUnıversıty Nusing

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No