Fatigue, Nursing, Progressive Relaxation Exercise, Renal Transplant, Vital Signs
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this interventional study is to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises on the vital signs and fatigue levels of patients with renal transplantation.
Detailed description
Renal transplant patients experience intense level of fatigue as well as vital sign problems due to treatment protocol. This research is designed to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises on vital signs and fatigue level of patients with renal transplantation. In this study, the participants will be randomized in a single blind manner (participant) to either intervention (4 week exercise program) or control (routine care) groups.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALProgressive relaxation exercise
Progressive relaxation exercises will take 25-30 minutes of patients daily.
Sponsors
Baskent University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
This is a single blind, randomized controlled study. The intervention group will receive an audio record explaining progressive relaxation exercise. Then participants will undergo training about the exercises. After training, the intervention group will perform the exercises at home by their own. The exercises will be performed everyday for 4 weeks about 25-30 minutes. Principal investigator will check the participants weekly about implementation of exercises.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients underwent renal transplant within one year from the beginning of the study * Patients having no communication problems * Patients having a smart phone either own or o family member
Exclusion criteria
* Patients having musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, or psychiatric disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Systolic and diastolic blood pressure | Change fron baseline at 4th week | Maintaining or normalizing systolic and blood pressure within normal range (systolic: 90-140 mmHg; diastolic 60-90 mmHg) |
| fatigue level | Change from baseline at 4th week | Fatigue Severity Scale is a valid and 7-point Likert type scale. Possible scores range from 9-63. Higher scores indicate high level of fatigue. A score of 36 points or over indicates severe fatigue (Change= Lower score from the scale at the end of intervention compared to baseline). |
| Heart rate | Change from baseline at 4th week | Maintaining or normalizing heart rate within normal range (60 to 100 bpm) |
| Respiratory rate | Change from baseline at 4th week | Maintaining or normalizing respiratory rate within normal range (12-20 breath per minute) |
| Body temperature | Change from baseline at 4th week | Maintaining or normalizing body temperature within normal range (36-37 C° in tympanic measurement) |
| Oxygen saturation | Change from baseline at 4th week | Maintaining or normalizing oxygen saturation within normal range (between 95%-100% by pulse oximetry) |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
Primary ContactŞeyda Uzun Yağız, RN
Backup ContactSevcan Avcı Işık, PhD, RN
Outcome results
None listed