The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Psychological Symptoms and Mental Well-Being in Patients With Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a mental illness that progresses with delusions or hallucinations, causes changes in interpersonal communication, thoughts and behaviors, continues with recovery and repetitions, and in which the interpretation of reality is impaired. Drug treatment alone is not sufficient in schizophrenia, and it is known that negative symptoms continue even in patients with a good response to drug treatment. For this reason, complementary therapies, psychosocial approaches and rehabilitation in addition to drug therapy increase the effectiveness of the treatment.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Schizophrenic Psychoses
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Detailed Description

Schizophrenia is a mental illness that progresses with delusions or hallucinations, causes changes in interpersonal communication, thoughts and behaviors, continues with recovery and repetitions, and in which the interpretation of reality is impaired. Drug treatment alone is not sufficient in schizophrenia, and it is known that negative symptoms continue even in patients with a good response to drug treatment. For this reason, complementary therapies, psychosocial approaches and rehabilitation in addition to drug therapy increase the effectiveness of the treatment.It is seen that the tension, the effects of stress, the state of anxiety, blood pressure, heart rate, lactic acid production, sensitivity to pain are reduced by performing relaxation exercises in a suitable environment, regularly and in accordance with the technique. Helps you think positively Studies involving patients with schizophrenia have also proven the beneficial effect of progressive relaxation, with positive changes observed through relieving anxiety, reducing psychological stress, and increasing psychological well-being.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 90
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 60 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:• Being 18 years or older,

• Having a confirmed diagnosis of schizophrenia for at least 6 months
• Having the ability to communicate and read,
• Volunteering to participate in the research.

Exclusion Criteria:• Being closed to communication,

• Not complying with the principle of voluntarism
• Patients in acute exacerbation period

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental Group; Information about the experimental group was given. Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) for 6 weeks to patients with schizophrenia will be heard. At the end of 6 weeks, psychiatric evaluation and mental well-being scale will be used.	Behavioral: Progressive Muscle Relaxation; Progressive Muscle Relaxation PMR is a technique that provides relaxation in the whole body by voluntary and regular relaxation of large muscle groups in the human body, which is included in mind-body applications.
No Intervention: Control Group; Patient identification form, psychological evaluation form and mental health form were filled in for the control group. At the end of 6 weeks, the psychological evaluation form and the mental well-being form were filled again without any intervention.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Individual Introductory Information Form	Patients' personal information (age, gender, marital status, educational status, income status, employment status) and disease information (year of disease onset, is the drug treatment sufficient, does the drug take the drug regularly, is there a regular check-up, is there any substance addiction) (cigarette, alcohol), are there any non-drug treatment methods in the fight against the disease) constitute questions.	10 minute
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale	The scale consists of 14 positive items and has a 5-point Likert-type answer key. High scores from the scale indicate high mental well-being.	15 minute
Psychiatric Rating Scale(PRS)	This form consists of 18 items. The items of the scale are scored between 0-6. It shows that the severity of the disease increases as the scoring increases.	15 minute

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hasan Kalyoncu University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): May 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): July 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): October 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 10, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 11, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): April 12, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 12, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 11, 2022
• Last Verified: April 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: nursing; Schizophrenic; psychological symptoms; relaxation exercise
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders; Schizophrenia
• Other Study ID Numbers: Hasan kalyoncu University Omer

Drug and device information, study documents

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