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Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Parental Anxiety (PMR-PA)

7. september 2026 opdateret af: Duygu ALTUNTAŞ, Akdeniz University

The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises on Anxiety Among Parents of Children With Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercises on anxiety levels among parents who are the primary caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer and receiving inpatient treatment. A total of 112 parents will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. Parents in the intervention group will participate in researcher-led progressive muscle relaxation sessions. Anxiety will be assessed using the State Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I). The study will be conducted at the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Clinic of Akdeniz University Hospital in Antalya, Türkiye.

Studieoversigt

Status

Ikke rekrutterer endnu

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljeret beskrivelse

Parents of children diagnosed with cancer may experience substantial anxiety throughout their child's diagnosis and treatment. Progressive muscle relaxation is a nonpharmacological technique involving the systematic tensing and relaxing of major muscle groups combined with deep breathing. Eligible parents will be randomly allocated in equal numbers to the intervention or control group using a computer-generated randomization sequence. The intervention will be delivered individually in a private clinical education room. Participants will progressively tense and relax the muscles of the face, neck, shoulders, chest, abdomen, legs, and feet. Each muscle group will be tensed for 5 seconds and relaxed for 10 seconds while participants practice deep breathing and visualize a wave of relaxation throughout the body. Anxiety will be assessed using the State Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I), and changes in anxiety scores will be compared between the groups.

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Anslået)

112

Fase

  • Ikke anvendelig

Deltagelseskriterier

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Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

  • Barn
  • Voksen
  • Ældre voksen

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ja

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Being the parent and primary caregiver of a child diagnosed with cancer
  • The child having been diagnosed with cancer within the previous 12 months
  • The child currently receiving inpatient treatment in the study clinic
  • Being able to communicate without hearing or speech-related barriers
  • Being able to understand and answer the study questions
  • Providing written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not meeting any of the inclusion criteria
  • Withdrawing consent at any time

Studieplan

Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.

Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Støttende pleje
  • Tildeling: Randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
  • Maskning: Dobbelt

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Eksperimentel: Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Participants will receive two individual progressive muscle relaxation sessions in a private clinical education room over two weeks. Each session will last approximately 15 minutes and will be conducted once weekly.
Participants will receive routine clinical care and will not participate in progressive muscle relaxation sessions during the study period.
Ingen indgriben: Control
Participants in the control group will receive routine care provided by the clinic and will not participate in progressive muscle relaxation sessions during the study period.

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Change in State Anxiety
Tidsramme: 2 weeks
State anxiety will be measured using the State Anxiety subscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S). The subscale contains 20 items and yields a total score ranging from 20 to 80. Higher scores indicate higher state anxiety.
2 weeks

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Sponsor

Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: Duygu Altuntaş, PhD, Akdeniz University

Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart (Anslået)

15. august 2026

Primær færdiggørelse (Anslået)

20. juli 2027

Studieafslutning (Anslået)

20. juli 2027

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

10. august 2026

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

31. august 2026

Først opslået (Faktiske)

1. september 2026

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)

9. september 2026

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

7. september 2026

Sidst verificeret

1. september 2026

Mere information

Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse

Andre undersøgelses-id-numre

  • TBAEK-976

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