Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) in Stress Management Among Physiotherapy Students

NCT06028360 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: SSAHS 2023/02
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this clinical trial is to observe the effect of Virtual Reality (VR) and Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) in stressed individuals. Procedure: Students will be invited verbally and procedure will be explained to them. 20 students will be recruited randomly into control and experimental group. Stress will be predicted using multiple questionnaires. Pss is given before and after the intervention. The students in control group will be given 10 mins session of PMR for 3 consecutive days and in intervention group will be given 10 mins session of PMR followed by 8 mins session of VR for 3 consecutive days in which specific landscapes i.e mountains, forests, nightskies and beaches.

Conditions

Stress

Keywords

Psychological stress; progressive muscle relaxation (PMR)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Stress Reduction

  Reduction in Perceived Stress scale(PSS) from the previous reading will be considered as stress reduction. information will be collected before and after the treatment on each day. The scoring of Perceived Stress scale(PSS) ranges between 0-40, where 0-13 means low stress, 14-26 means moderate stress and 27-40 would be considered as high perceived stress

  the outcome will be determine at the base line of the treatment and at the 3rd day after initiation oftreatment

Study Arms (2)

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Progressive muscle relaxation will be applied for 15-20 minutes for 3 consecutive days for 1 week.

Other: Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Virtual Reality

EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual reality session will be given for 8 mins for 3 consecutive days for 1 week.

Other: Progressive Muscle Relaxation; Device: Virtual Reality Therapy

Interventions

Progressive Muscle Relaxation OTHER

Intervention will be applied for 15-20 minutes 3 consecutive days a week for 1 week

Also known as: PMR

Progressive Muscle Relaxation; Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality Therapy DEVICE

Therapy through VR will be given for 8 minutes 3 times a week on consecutively for 1 week

Also known as: VR Therapy

Virtual Reality

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Students of either sex, aged between 18-24 years
• Students with Stress (through perceived stress scale PSS, any individual with a score above 14)

You may not qualify if:

• Students more susceptible to motion sickness (Through VIMSSQ),
• Students with in-corrected eye-sight,
• Students with phobias relevant to landscapes/views of mountains, forests, beaches and night-skies.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences: lead

Study Sites (1)

Shalamar Medical and Dental College

Lahore, Punjab Province, 46994, Pakistan

RECRUITING

Related Publications (9)

• Gao T, Zhang T, Zhu L, Gao Y, Qiu L. Exploring Psychophysiological Restoration and Individual Preference in the Different Environments Based on Virtual Reality. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 26;16(17):3102. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16173102.

  PMID: 31455015 BACKGROUND

• Wang X, Shi Y, Zhang B, Chiang Y. The Influence of Forest Resting Environments on Stress Using Virtual Reality. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Sep 5;16(18):3263. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16183263.

  PMID: 31491931 BACKGROUND

• Allison S, Irwin Hamilton K, Yuan Y, Wallis Hague G. Assessment of Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) as a Stress-Reducing Technique for First-Year Veterinary Students. J Vet Med Educ. 2020 Dec;47(6):737-744. doi: 10.3138/jvme.2018-0013. Epub 2019 Nov 15.

  PMID: 31738679 BACKGROUND

• Ruotolo I, Berardi A, Sellitto G, Panuccio F, Polimeni A, Valente D, Galeoto G. Criterion Validity and Reliability of SF-12 Health Survey Version 2 (SF-12v2) in a Student Population during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study. Depress Res Treat. 2021 Aug 4;2021:6624378. doi: 10.1155/2021/6624378. eCollection 2021.

  PMID: 34394986 BACKGROUND

• Levenstein S, Prantera C, Varvo V, Scribano ML, Berto E, Luzi C, Andreoli A. Development of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire: a new tool for psychosomatic research. J Psychosom Res. 1993 Jan;37(1):19-32. doi: 10.1016/0022-3999(93)90120-5.

  PMID: 8421257 BACKGROUND

• Keshavarz B, Murovec B, Mohanathas N, Golding JF. The Visually Induced Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire (VIMSSQ): Estimating Individual Susceptibility to Motion Sickness-Like Symptoms When Using Visual Devices. Hum Factors. 2023 Feb;65(1):107-124. doi: 10.1177/00187208211008687. Epub 2021 Apr 19.

  PMID: 33874752 BACKGROUND

• Ahmadpour N, Randall H, Choksi H, Gao A, Vaughan C, Poronnik P. Virtual Reality interventions for acute and chronic pain management. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2019 Sep;114:105568. doi: 10.1016/j.biocel.2019.105568. Epub 2019 Jul 12.

  PMID: 31306747 BACKGROUND

• Browning MHEM, Shin S, Drong G, McAnirlin O, Gagnon RJ, Ranganathan S, Sindelar K, Hoptman D, Bratman GN, Yuan S, Prabhu VG, Heller W. Daily exposure to virtual nature reduces symptoms of anxiety in college students. Sci Rep. 2023 Jan 23;13(1):1239. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-28070-9.

  PMID: 36690698 BACKGROUND

• Kashif M, Ahmad A, Bandpei MAM, Farooq M, Iram H, E Fatima R. Systematic review of the application of virtual reality to improve balance, gait and motor function in patients with Parkinson's disease. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Aug 5;101(31):e29212. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000029212.

  PMID: 35945738 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress, Psychological

Interventions

Autogenic Training

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Reema Khanam, DPT

  Shalamar Medical and Dental College

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Laiba Khan, DPT

  Shalamar Medical and Dental College

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Maha Sohail, DPT

  Shalamar Medical and Dental College

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Masooma Gull, M.S.

CONTACT

+92-42-111-205-205; masooma.gull@sihs.org.pk

Javeria Aslam, Ph.D

CONTACT

+92-42-111-205-205; javeria.aslam@sihs.org.pk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: The participants were blind to allocation. They were allocated by simple randomization through lottery method.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: A Randomized Control Trial with a Control and an Experimental group that will be given intervention 3 consecutive days.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 31, 2023
• First Posted: September 8, 2023
• Study Start: October 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: November 10, 2023
• Study Completion: December 31, 2023
• Last Updated: September 28, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-09

Locations

PA (1)