Effect of Benson relaxation method versus no intervention on anxiety and hemodynamic status of patients before surgery

Effect of Benson relaxation method versus no intervention on anxiety and hemodynamic status of patients before surgery: a randomized clinical trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201312249014N19

Enrollment

Registered

2014-01-06

Start date

2014-03-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Anxiety. Anxiety disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Routine pre-operative medications and procedures plus listening to audio files for half an hour using Benson relaxation method through headphones an hour before surgery. Intervention 2

Prevention

Routine pre-operative medications and procedures plus listening to audio files for half an hour using Benson relaxation method through headphones an hour before surgery

Routine pre-operative medications and procedures only

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion and exclusion criteria: The patients of 18 to 65 years of will be enrolled. Patients who have any one of the following problems will be excluded: (a) hearing loss; (b) muscle paralysis; (c) known psychiatric disease; (d) negative history of previous muscle relaxation; (e) understanding Persian language; (f) no addiction to narcotic, sedative, or alcohol.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Measuring anxiety. Timepoint: 8 to 12 before the intervention and half an hour before the surgery. Method of measurement: Using the Hospital Anxiety Inventory consists of seven questions based on the four-choice Likert’s scale (scoring of 0 to 3) with a minimum score of zero and a maximum score of 21. Mean score of 0-7 means no anxiety; 8-10 means intermediate anxiety; and 11 or above means a suspected anxiety disorder.	—

Measure

Time frame

Measuring anxiety. Timepoint: 8 to 12 before the intervention and half an hour before the surgery. Method of measurement: Using the Hospital Anxiety Inventory consists of seven questions based on the four-choice Likert’s scale (scoring of 0 to 3) with a minimum score of zero and a maximum score of 21. Mean score of 0-7 means no anxiety; 8-10 means intermediate anxiety; and 11 or above means a suspected anxiety disorder.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measuring systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Timepoint: 8 to 12 before the intervention and a half hours before surgery. Method of measurement: using a heart monitoring device.;Measuring heart rate pressure. Timepoint: 8 to 12 before the intervention and a half hours before surgery. Method of measurement: using a heart monitoring device.;Measuring respiratory rate pressure. Timepoint: 8 to 12 before the intervention and a half hours before surgery. Method of measurement: using a heart monitoring device.	—

Measure

Time frame

Measuring systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Timepoint: 8 to 12 before the intervention and a half hours before surgery. Method of measurement: using a heart monitoring device.;Measuring heart rate pressure. Timepoint: 8 to 12 before the intervention and a half hours before surgery. Method of measurement: using a heart monitoring device.;Measuring respiratory rate pressure. Timepoint: 8 to 12 before the intervention and a half hours before surgery. Method of measurement: using a heart monitoring device.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Ashtarani

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

f_ashtarani@yahoo.com+98 81 1838 0090

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 27, 2026