The Effection Pain and Anxiety of a Breathing Exercise Applied Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

The Effection Pain and Anxiety of a Breathing Exercise Applied Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Controlled Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05535491

Enrollment

Registered

2022-09-10

Start date

2018-01-01

Completion date

2020-05-25

Last updated

2022-09-10

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Conditions

Anxiety, Pain

Brief summary

One important part of individual nursing care is that that nurses teach and apply breathing exercises, which are vital and increase the patient's quality of life, in the light of their current knowledge and skills. The purpose of this study was therefore to determine the effect of postoperative breathing exercises on pain and anxiety in patients hospitalized in the general surgery clinic and who had undergone laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Detailed description

Introduction: Several methods are employed for overcoming pain and anxiety that are frequently experienced in the postoperative period. This study was planned to determine the effect of a breathing exercise on patient pain and anxiety after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Methods: The sample determined using power analysis in this randomized, controlled, semi-experimental research performed in two hospitals in the west of Turkey between January and November 2019 consisted of 74 individuals (37 experimental and 37 controls). An information form involving descriptive characteristics, a visual analogue scale (VAS), and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI I/II) were used for data collection. Descriptive statistical methods and parametric tests were employed in the data analysis.

Interventions

OTHEREducational and Research Hospital

breathing exercise

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Hospitalized in the general surgery clinics, * with histories of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, * consenting to take part.

Exclusion criteria

\- Have a psychiatric disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Postoperative anxiety scores would be lower in the experimental group than in the control group.	six months	Postoperative anxiety scores
Postoperative pain score would be lower in the experimental group than in the control group.	six months	Postoperative pain score

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026