Progressive Relaxation Exercises,Breastfeeding
Ege University Faculty of Health Sciences Midwifery Department
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Brief Summary
OBJECTIVE: The research was conducted to examine the effects of progressive relaxation exercises on mothers' breastfeeding status, self-efficacy and maternal attachment level.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started May 2022
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2022
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 15, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 23, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 4, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 30, 2023
CompletedOctober 23, 2023
October 1, 2023
1.5 years
June 15, 2023
October 17, 2023
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in breastfeeding self-efficacy score averages change in breastfeeding self-efficacy scores
To determine the breastfeeding self-efficacy score averages, the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale average scores were compared, and the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale was applied to the mothers.The scale assessing breastfeeding self-efficacy is a 5-point Likert type (1 = Not at all sure, 2 = Very unsure, 3 = Sometimes sure, 4 = Sure, 5 = Very sure). All items of the scale have a positive meaning. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 70 and the lowest score is 14. The scale has no cut-off point. Increasing scores on the scale indicate high breastfeeding self-efficacy.
in the first two weeks postpartum, in the 1st and 2nd months after birth
Secondary Outcomes (1)
change in maternal attachment score averages
postpartum 1st month and 2nd months after birth
Other Outcomes (2)
change in breastfeeding status
in the first two weeks postpartum, in the 1st and 2nd months after birth
satisfaction rating
postpartum 4th month
Study Arms (3)
progressive relaxation exercise group
EXPERIMENTALintervention group with progressive relaxation exercise
relaxation background music group
EXPERIMENTALintervention group with relaxation background music
control group
EXPERIMENTALgroup receiving routine health protocol and no intervention
Interventions
Breastfeeding mothers in the progressive relaxation exercise group were applied gradual relaxation exercise before going to bed 3 days a week and for 4 weeks, under the supervision of the researcher, accompanied by a training CD prepared by the Turkish Psychologists Association.
In the relaxation background music group, breastfeeding mothers were listened to relaxation background music on the Progressive Relaxation Exercise CD before going to bed 3 days a week and for 4 weeks.
Mothers in this group received routine care practices in the clinic. No intervention was made to the mothers in the control group, only data collection tools were applied.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- At least primary school graduate, able to read and understand Turkish,
- Has a phone and internet
- Has an only and healthy baby,
- Does not have a condition that prevents him from doing PGE,
- The baby was born between 2500-4000 g,
- Those who live within the provincial borders of Uşak,
- No hearing problem,
- Mothers of babies who do not have sucking problems (cleft palate-lip, frenilium, galactosemia, prematurity),
- Mothers who do not have any health problems affecting breastfeeding (mastitis, breast abscess, nipple crack, candida albicans, flat and sunken nipples, Wilson's disease in the mother, an active disease of the mother that prevents breastfeeding, and drug use),
- Mothers without musculoskeletal disorders, The mothers who volunteered to participate in the study.
You may not qualify if:
- Practicing relaxation exercises before
- Mothers using chronic opioids, antidepressants and psychoactive drugs.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Ege Universitylead
Study Sites (1)
Ege University Faculty of Health Sciences Midwifery Department
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- specialist midwife
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 15, 2023
First Posted
October 23, 2023
Study Start
May 1, 2022
Primary Completion
November 4, 2023
Study Completion
November 30, 2023
Last Updated
October 23, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-10
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share