Effects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise and Finger Grip Exercise on Stress, Anxiety, Fatigue, Sleep Quality, and Physiological Parameters in Pregnant Women With Preeclampsia

NCT07630623 | Enrolling By Invitation DMC

• 1 other identifier: 001093483
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of progressive muscle relaxation exercise and finger grip exercise on stress, anxiety, sleep quality, fatigue and physiological parameters in preeclamptic pregnant women. It is thought that the study will contribute to the improvement of sleep quality by reducing the stress, anxiety and fatigue levels of pregnant women. In this study, which will examine the effects of stress, anxiety, fatigue, sleep quality and physiological parameters of preeclamptic pregnant women, progressive muscle relaxation exercise and finger grip exercise will be used in the same study. No other study has been found where these two methods were used in the same study and the specified parameters were examined together. It is thought that the results of this study will contribute to the literature. The basic questions that the study will answer are as follows: H1: The stress level of preeclamptic pregnant women in the progressive muscle relaxation exercise group is lower than that of the control group. H2: The anxiety level of preeclamptic pregnant women in the progressive muscle relaxation exercise group is lower than that of the control group. H3: The fatigue level of preeclamptic pregnant women in the progressive muscle relaxation exercise group is lower than that of the control group. H4: The sleep quality of preeclamptic pregnant women in the progressive muscle relaxation exercise group is better than that of the control group. H5: The physiological parameters of preeclamptic pregnant women in the progressive muscle relaxation exercise group are better than that of the control group. H6: The stress level of preeclamptic pregnant women in the finger grip exercise group is lower than that of the control group. H7: The anxiety level of preeclamptic pregnant women in the finger grip exercise group is lower than that of the control group. H8: The fatigue level of preeclamptic pregnant women in the finger grip exercise group is lower than that of the control group. H9: The sleep quality of preeclamptic pregnant women in the finger grip exercise group is better than the control group. H10: The physiological parameters of preeclamptic pregnant women in the finger grip exercise group are better than the control group. H11: The effects of progressive muscle relaxation exercise and finger grip exercise on stress levels are different in preeclamptic pregnant women. H12: The effects of progressive muscle relaxation exercise and finger grip exercise on anxiety levels are different in preeclamptic pregnant women. H13: The effects of progressive muscle relaxation exercise and finger grip exercise on fatigue levels are different in preeclamptic pregnant women. H14: The effects of progressive muscle relaxation exercise and finger grip exercise on sleep quality are different in preeclamptic pregnant women. H15: The physiological parameters of progressive muscle relaxation exercise and finger grip exercise are different in preeclamptic pregnant women. Researchers will divide participants into experimental and control groups to examine the effects of progressive muscle relaxation exercise and finger grip exercise on stress, anxiety, sleep quality, fatigue and physiological parameters in pregnant women with preeclampsia. There will be 3 groups in the study. Group 1: PKGE Group Group 2: Finger Grip Group Group 3: Control Group Progressive muscle relaxation exercise will be applied to group 1, finger grip exercise will be applied to group 2, and no intervention will be applied to group 3. The data of the study will be collected with the Perceived Stress Scale, State/Trait Anxiety Scale, Richard-Campbell Sleep Scale, Visual Similarity Scale for Fatigue, Physiological Parameters, VAS Score Average.

Conditions

Pregnancy; Preeclampsia

Keywords

Pregnancy; Preeclampsia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUPS

  Frequency of stress, anxiety, and fatigue in pregnant women with preeclampsia. Definition of sleep quality and variability of physiological parameters.

  It takes approximately one year to complete the study.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CONTROL GROUP AND THE OTHER TWO GROUPS

  It takes approximately one year to complete the study.

• STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CONTROL GROUP AND THE OTHER TWO GROUPS

  It takes approximately one year to complete the study.

Study Arms (3)

Finger Grip Exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

FINGER GRIP EXERCISE WILL BE APPLIED TO THIS GROUP.

Other: Finger Grip Exercise

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

NO INTERVENTION WILL BE MADE TO THIS GROUP.

PKGE Group

EXPERIMENTAL

PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION EXERCISE WILL BE APPLIED TO THIS GROUP.

Other: Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise

Interventions

Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise OTHER

A pre-test will be applied to the progressive muscle relaxation exercise, finger grip and control groups of the study. The data of the study will be collected 3 hours after the women in the progressive muscle relaxation exercise and finger grip exercise groups do 20 minutes of exercise. No intervention will be made to the control group. After the data of the study is collected, a post-test will be applied to both the experimental and control groups.

PKGE Group

Finger Grip Exercise OTHER

Fingers are connected to energy channels in the body, the nervous system, and the brain. Holding specific fingers can help calm the energy channel and brain area associated with the finger. These finger grips can be performed for oneself or for someone else (Weirich, 2021). The finger grip technique will be applied to preeclamptic pregnant women in the intensive care unit once for 20 minutes during their day of admission, and post-test data will be collected three hours after the procedure.

Finger Grip Exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Female gender was eligible to participate in this study.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years of age or older
• Diagnosed with preeclampsia
• In their 20th week of pregnancy or older
• Know and speak Turkish
• Have at least primary school education
• Have a singleton pregnancy
• Voluntarily and agree to participate in the study will be included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnant women who have been diagnosed with a mental illness and who have begun labor while the study is ongoing will be excluded..

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hatice Nur Nefes Pala: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ordu Üniversitesi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Kadın Doğum ve Çocuk Hastalıkları Hastanesi

Ordu, Altinordu, 52100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pre-Eclampsia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced; Pregnancy Complications; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases

Study Officials

• Nülüfer ERBİL, Prof.Dr

  Ordu Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dekanlığı

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MSc

Model Details: There are 3 groups in the study. Group 1: PKGE Group Group 2: Finger Grip Group Group 3: Control Group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 23, 2025
• First Posted: June 5, 2026
• Study Start: November 25, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 25, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 25, 2026
• Last Updated: June 5, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)