Colon Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
Conditions
Brief summary
With regular practice, relaxation has been found to have many benefits such as reducing sensitivity to pain and fatigue, facilitating the transition to sleep, and improving quality of life. Therefore, this study was planned to examine the effects of progressive muscle relaxation exercises applied to pancreatic and colon cancer patients receiving chemotherapy on sleep, fatigue, and pain.
Detailed description
A total of 18 sessions of progressive relaxation were performed, 3 days a week for 6 weeks.
Interventions
A total of 18 sessions of progressive relaxation were performed, 3 days a week for 6 weeks.
Sponsors
Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Being over 18 years of age * Being able to communicate adequately * Not having a psychiatric problem * Those who are determined by a physician to have no physical obstacle to exercise * Individuals who can use technological devices * Patients who have had at least 3 cycles
Exclusion criteria
* Those with communication problems * Those with psychiatric problems * Patients doing any exercise * Individuals with phones that do not have a voice recording feature * Individuals with phones that do not have a WhatsApp feature
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Analog Scale | Baseline, pre-intervention (Before progressive muscle relaxation exercises applied) | The patients were asked to mark their level of pain during relaxation or activities on a 10 cm vertical or horizontal line. In addition, there were forms which were numbered from 1-10 or from 1-100. The number 0 is found at the beginning of the line, and the number 10 is located at the end of the line. A value of 0 shows that there is no pain, and the value 10 expresses unendurable pain. GAS is a common scale in the assessment of pain level. A patient is asked to mark the perceived pain on this line, and the marked point is measured in cm. |
| The Piper Fatigue Scale | Baseline, pre-intervention (Before progressive muscle relaxation exercises applied) | It is a 22-item scale that measures four subscales: behavior (6 items), affect (5 items), sensory (5 items), and cognition/mood (6 items). Each item has 11 response categories on a 0-10 metric with verbal descriptors anchoring the endpoints. Each subscale is scored individually and then aggregated together for an overall score, with higher scores reflecting more fatigue. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) | Baseline, pre-intervention (Before progressive muscle relaxation exercises applied) | The PSQI is a valid and consistent survey comprising 19 questions to assess the quality and amount of sleep and the existence of a sleep disorder and its level in the previous month. The scale was adapted into the Turkish language by Agargün et al. (1996). The scale consists of seven components that assess patients' subjective sleep quality, sleep delay, use of sleeping medication and dysfunction in daily activities. Each item scores in the range 0-3 points and the total score of the seven components gives the total PSQI score. The total score has a value between 0-21 and a high total score demonstrates a poor quality of sleep. A total PSQI score of ≤5 indicates good sleep, and a score of\>5 indicates poor sleep |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed