The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercises by Nursing Students Before Clinical Practice

NCT06870669 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: MCBU-K-CEVIK-004
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Aim: The investigators conducted this randomized controlled study to determine the effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercises practiced by first year nursing students before clinical practice on their perceptions of stress, psychological resilience and meaning of life. Background: Progressive Relaxation Exercises has a positive effect on the person's mental/general health, life satisfaction and psychological well-being and enables the person to cope with stress. Design: In this experimental randomized and controlled study including a control group, we administered a pre-test, post-test one and post-test two to the participating students. Methods: The investigators are planning the study with 40 first year nursing students in the intervention group, and 40 first year nursing students in the control group. The students in the intervention group took part in eight sessions of Progressive Relaxation Exercises for four weeks, twice a week. We used the Student Introduction Form, Perceived Stress Scale, Brief Psychological Resilience Scale and Meaning and Purpose of Life Scale to collect the study data.

Conditions

Stress; Exercise; Healthy

Keywords

Progressive Relaxation Exercises; Nursing; Students

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Stress

  Stress of students was assessed with Perceived Stress Scale. Responses given to the items are rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 0 to 4 (0- Never, 1-Almost Never, 2-Sometimes, 3-Quite often, 4-Very Often). Items 4, 5, 7 and 8 containing positive statements are reverse scored. The minimum and maximum scores that can be obtained from the PSS are 0 and 40, respectively. The higher the score is the higher the level of stress is.

  four weeks

• Meaning and Purpose of Life

  Meaning of life of students was assessed with 17 items Meaning and Purpose of Life Scale. The options for the positive statements are scored as follows: strongly agree (5), agree (4), undecided (3), disagree (2), and strongly disagree (1). The negative statements are reverse scored. The options for the negative statements are scored as follows: strongly agree (1), agree (2), undecided (3), disagree (4) and strongly disagree (5).While the lowest possible score that can be obtained from the scale is 17, the highest possible score is 85. A high score indicates that the person's perception of the meaning and purpose of life is more positive whereas a low score indicates the person's perception of the meaning and purpose of life is more negative

  four weeks

Study Arms (2)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

A total of eight sessions of laughter yoga are applying to the students in the experimental group for four weeks, twice a week

Behavioral: progressive relaxation exercise

Interventions

progressive relaxation exercise BEHAVIORAL

We will use progressive relaxation exercises to investigate the potential effects on first year nursing students' whose in the preclinical period of education.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Who did not have any diagnosed psychiatric diseases,
• Who had not done Progressive Relaxation Exercises and / or did not have any clinical experience previously were included

You may not qualify if:

• Who withdrew from the study at any stage,
• Those who did not participate in the exercise sessions regularly
• Those who used another relaxation method during this period,
• Those who took antidepressants,
• Those who were unwilling to participate in the study,
• Those who lost one of their loved ones in the last 6 months were excluded from the research.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Celal Bayar University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Manisa Celal Bayar University

Manisa, Yunusemre, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: Double (Participant, Investigator)
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 6, 2025
• First Posted: March 11, 2025
• Study Start: March 4, 2025
• Primary Completion: March 13, 2025
• Study Completion: April 28, 2025
• Last Updated: March 27, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)