Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise on Intensive Care Nurses

NCT05056571 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: E2-21-814
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Nurses who intensive care unit will be entered. Participants will be randomized to one of two study arms: Arm 1: Progressive muscle relaxation; Arm 2: control. Hypothesis: Progressive muscle relaxation will decrease occupational stress, headache and improve well-being.

Conditions

Occupational Stress

Keywords

headache; intensive care units; occupational Stress; relaxation; well-being

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Occupational Stress

  Occupational stress severity will be measured based on patient report by the Occupational Stress Scale. Higher scores indicate increased occupational stress.

  Baseline measurements, at the end of 4., 8th week and one week after the completion of the interventions

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Change in headache severity

  Baseline measurements, at the end of 4., 8th week and one week after the completion of the interventions

• Change in Well-being

  Baseline measurements, at the end of 4., 8th week and one week after the completion of the interventions

Study Arms (2)

Relaxation exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

Intensive care nurses will apply 20 minutes of online (zoom meeting) progressive muscle relaxation exercise twice a week, for 8 weeks, for a total of 16 group sessions. In order to support nurses' adaptation to the research, the group counselor will remind the nurses by phone twice a week during the implementation process, and their regular participation in online sessions will be supported.

Behavioral: Progressive muscle relaxation

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No attempt will be made during the research.

Interventions

Progressive muscle relaxation BEHAVIORAL

Progressive muscle relaxation exercise is a type of exercise in which tense muscles in your body gradually relax and relax. It is an application that allows you to forcefully stretch every muscle group in your body, hold it tight for 5 seconds, and then relax it. Visualize your tense muscles throughout this exercise and imagine that the feeling of relaxation spreads to all your muscles in the form of a wave and the tension is relieved. Keep breathing throughout the entire exercise.

Relaxation exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Working in cardiovascular intensive care for at least 6 months
• Having a headache at least once a week
• No physical disability
• Those who do not have a neurological diagnosis (having cerebrovascular disease, multiple sclerosis, etc.)
• No psychiatric diagnosis
• Not applying any complementary methods at the time the research was conducted.
• Nurses who volunteered to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Nurses followed up with the diagnosis of end-stage renal disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, advanced heart failure, chronic liver disease, musculoskeletal problem, hypothyroidism and depression
• Having physical and mental health problems that prevent communication
• Nurses who practiced any complementary method (relaxation exercise, yoga, etc.) during the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hacettepe University: lead
• Ankara City Hospital Bilkent: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Ankara City Hospital Cardiovascular Hospital

Ankara, Cankaya, 06800, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Occupational Stress; Headache

Interventions

Autogenic Training

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Occupational Diseases; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hypnosis; Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Zehra G Metin, PhD

  Hacettepe University Faculty of Nursing

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Bulent Güngörer, Dr.

CONTACT

+09 312 552 60 00; ankarasehir@saglik.gov.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Asisstant

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 20, 2021
• First Posted: September 24, 2021
• Study Start: September 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2022
• Study Completion: September 1, 2022
• Last Updated: September 24, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)