Effect of Breathing Exercises Before Coronary Angiography

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Breathing Exercises; Anxiety
• Interventions: Other: no intervention/routine procedure; Behavioral: Breathing Exercises

• Registration Number: NCT06239181
• Lead Sponsor: Maltepe University

Brief Summary

This research was designed as a pre-test-post-test controlled group randomized controlled interventional study to determine the effect of breathing exercises applied to patients undergoing coronary angiography for the first time on anxiety. Patients were provided with an informed consent form, a personal information form and the Beck Anxiety Scale. The Beck Anxiety Scale was administered to the control group before and after the procedure. In the experimental group, the Beck Anxiety Scale was administered before the procedure, and after providing breathing exercise education and application, the Beck Anxiety Scale was completed after the procedure.

Detailed Description

This research was designed as a pre-test-post-test controlled group randomized controlled interventional study to determine the effect of breathing exercises applied to patients undergoing coronary angiography for the first time on anxiety.

The study population consisted of SBÜ Kartal Koşuyolu Training and Research Hospital.When statistical power analysis was performed according to the G-Power program in the sample group, a minimum of 34 experimental and a minimum of 34 control groups were used, considering data loss, 76 volunteer patients who met the inclusion criteria were studied. Patients were provided with an informed consent form, a personal information form and the Beck Anxiety Scale. The Beck Anxiety Scale was administered to the control group before and after the procedure. In the experimental group, the Beck Anxiety Scale was administered before the procedure, and after providing breathing exercise education and application, the Beck Anxiety Scale was completed after the procedure. The 'Dependent Group T-Test' technique was used for the analysis of data obtained from the scales used in the study, comparing pre-test and post-test scores of the intervention and control groups. Also, the 'Independent Group T-Test' was used for separate comparisons of pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental and control groups.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-11-20
• Primary Completion: 2023-06-20
• Study Completion: 2023-06-20
• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Study First Submitted: 2024-01-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-01-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-01-26
• Study First Posted: 2024-02-02
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 76

Inclusion Criteria

• Were between 18-80 years old,
• Had never undergone coronary angiography before,
• Correctly and completely filled out the Beck Anxiety Scale,
• Voluntarily agreed to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Having a psychiatric illness
• Communication problems

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
control group	no intervention/routine procedure	For the patients in the control group who were scheduled for angiography, the Beck Anxiety Scale was administered face-to-face before the procedure, and they were then sent for the procedure after receiving routine treatment without any additional intervention.
EBECA	Breathing Exercises	The patients in the intervention group scheduled for angiography were administered the Beck Anxiety Scale, and then they underwent conscious, deep breathing exercises along with synchronized breathing training. The face-to-face teaching and application of the breathing exercises took an average of 15-20 minutes.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Beck Anxiety Inventory	1 year	Patients who completed the Beck Anxiety Inventory were evaluated based on the scores they provided. The options were scored as follows: 'Not at all' option received 0 points, 'Mild' received 1 point, 'Moderate' received 2 points, and 'Severe' received 3 points. Scores were totaled at the end of the test. The evaluation was explained as follows: 8-15 points = Mild anxiety level 16-25 points = Moderate anxiety level 26-63 points = Severe anxiety level

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Maltepe University; 🇹🇷 Maltepe, İstanbul, Turkey