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Effectiveness of effect of relaxation therapy with guided imagery on anxiety and pain in patients undergoing stomach reduction surgery

Relaxation therapy with guided imagery on anxiety and pain in patients undergoing bariatric surgery: randomized clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-5qywrf
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-06-12
Start date
2016-02-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Postoperative pain

Interventions

Experimental group: Patients (n = 12) received relaxation therapy with guided imaging, in the immediate preoperative period (up to 24 hours before surgery) and in the immediate postoperative period (u
Behavioural
F04.754.137

Sponsors

Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient submitted to bariatric surgery by videolaparoscopy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient who presented hearing deficit or alterations; patient who was not in a position to maintain dialogue with the researcher after the end of the effects of anesthetic drugs and patient who received preanesthetic and / or anxiolytic drugs.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction of postoperative pain intensity. Scores below 3 measured by the Visual Analogue Scale. In the immediate postoperative period. ;Reduced levels of cortisol, interleukin-1?, interleukin-6, interleukin-8 and tumor necrosis factor-? (TNF-?). And increased levels of interleukin-10. In the immediate postoperative period.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction of anxiety scores. Score below 30 measured by IDATE - Inventory of State-Trait Anxiety

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMaria Barbosa

Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

mhelena331@hotmail.com+55 (34) 9166 9447

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 23, 2026