Comparing the effect of Benson relaxation and nature sound on anxiety and fatigue of the patients with heart failure

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2015121425528N1

Enrollment

105

Registered

2016-03-09

Start date

2016-02-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Heart Failure. Left ventricular failure Cardiac asthma Left heart failure Oedema of lung Pulmonary oedema

Interventions

Intervention 1: In this group, patients listen to a nature sounds by headphone a like waterfalls, the sound of rain ,birds,etc twice in each day in 20 minutes ,2times for 3 days. Intervention 2: I

Rehabilitation

In this group, patients listen to a nature sounds by headphone a like waterfalls, the sound of rain ,birds,etc twice in each day in 20 minutes ,2times for 3 days.

In the intervention group of Benson muscle relaxation, patients received twice a day ?morning and evening for three days. In this method ,moreover the patients listen to a relaxation CD, they relax

Routin procedures are done for the control group only ,the patient had not received intervention.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria include: The diagnosis of heart failure by a doctor ? An ejection fraction less than35% ? Patient said the fatigue and anxiety? Alert and able to collaborate with researchers? Lack of cognitive and mental disorders? Lack of neuromuscular disorders? Lack of addiction to drugs- sedatives and alcohol? No history of relaxation methods. Exclusion criteria: Patients who do not tolerate intervention? After education and investigation of procedure ability if they do not learn relaxation skills? With acute situation(Connecting to ventilator)? They die during the intervention

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Speilberger Anxiety questionnaire.;Fatigue. Timepoint: One day before, The third day after the intervention. Method of measurement: Fatigue Severity Scale questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactLeila Seifi

School of nursing & midwifery of Iran university

mitraseifimehr@yahoo.com; seifi.l@tak.iums .ac.ir+98 21 8888 2886

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026