Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise Applied After Heart Surgery

May 3, 2024 updated by: Çığla Arslankılıç, Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Effects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises Applied After Heart Surgery on Anxiety, Pain, Sleep and Effect on Healing Quality

Various methods are used to prolong life and improve quality of life in heart diseases.

There are surgical treatment options. Heart surgery is a major surgery and surgery Due to common postoperative symptoms, follow-up and follow-up in the early postoperative period maintenance is important.Progressive relaxation exercise; optimization of analgesia, pain management, reduction of side effects, regulation of vital signs, increase in sleep qualityIt has been reported that it provides positive effects on many systems and increases the success of the surgical process. It has been stated in research that it can increase.In this study, patients who had undergone cardiac surgery and were treated as inpatients progressive muscle relaxation in reducing pain, reducing anxiety, and improving the quality of sleep and recovery It was aimed to determine the effect of the exercises.

Study Overview

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

In the literature reviews, it has been determined that the treatment applied to patients after cardiac surgery. A study examining the effects of progressive muscle relaxation exercise on pain, sleep and recovery quality. No study was found. This study shows that progressive muscle relaxation exercise affects pain, sleep and Its effect on the quality of recovery will be evaluated. Progressive muscle relaxation after heart surgery. If the exercises are found to be effective, they should be implemented routinely in the surgical ward. will be recommended. With this study, cardiac surgery is included in the literature in the field of surgical nursing.

The application of progressive muscle relaxation exercises after surgery has a significant effect on pain, recovery quality andIt is aimed to contribute with findings regarding its effect on sleep quality. of nurses using nonpharmacological methods in clinics; professional of the nursing profession It will increase their practice, independent role and quality of care. After heart surgery. Reducing postoperative pain and anxiety with progressive muscle relaxation exercises, It is thought that it may be useful in improving sleep quality and recovery quality.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

57

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Ankara, Turkey, 06510
        • Özel Bilgi Hastanesi

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Volunteer to participate in the study,
  • Those who are 18 years of age and over,
  • Those who underwent coronary bypass graft surgery
  • Communication difficulties and mental disability regarding vision, hearing and speech non,
  • Blood pressure measurement does not need to be done on an outpatient basis,
  • Any postoperative complications (bleeding, nausea, vomiting, etc.) not occurring,
  • Analgesic medication should be administered before the first intervention planned to be performed after the surgery.

not implemented,

  • Any medication etc. without substance addiction,
  • Does not have chronic pain in any part of the body,
  • Those who were extubated after cardiac surgery and were not given sedating medication
  • All non-pregnant patients will be included in the sample.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any symptoms such as severe bleeding, nausea or vomiting after the surgical procedure.

developing complications,

  • Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) for pain control after surgery applied
  • Those with deformity in the chest area,
  • Preoperative respiratory function test is not within normal limits,
  • Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Scales will be filled in for the control group without any progressive relaxation exercise.
Experimental: Exercise
Scales will be filled in by the intervention group by performing a progressive relaxation exercise.
Behavioral: Exercise
Participants in this group will be given a gradual muscle relaxation exercise.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
NUMERICAL RATING SCALE
Time Frame: First day before surgery, first 4 days after surgery and 20 days after discharge
This scale contains numbers from 1 to 10. 1: not at all, 10: very much. Patients' pain will be measured.
First day before surgery, first 4 days after surgery and 20 days after discharge
VISUAL COMPARISON SLEEP SCALE
Time Frame: 3rd day after surgery and 20 days after discharge
Each item in the scale is evaluated using a visual comparison technique on a graph between 0 (left end) and 100 (right end), the minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 0 and the maximum score is 1000. An increase in the score obtained from the scale indicates that sleep quality decreases. It consists of 15 items in total.
3rd day after surgery and 20 days after discharge
State Anxiety Scale
Time Frame: 3rd day after surgery and 20 days after discharge
Anxiety level is scored as "(1) not at all, (2) a little, (3) a lot and (4) completely". The scores obtained from the scale theoretically range between 20 and 80. A high score indicates a high level of anxiety.
3rd day after surgery and 20 days after discharge

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 18, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 20, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 30, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 3, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

May 8, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 8, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 3, 2024

Last Verified

May 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2023/26

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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