Investigation of the Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercises on Pain and Bowel Movements in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Pain, Postoperative
• Interventions: Other: progressive relaxation exercise

• Registration Number: NCT05969509
• Lead Sponsor: Ataturk University

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare in health conditions. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does progressive relaxation exercises reduce pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy? Does progressive relaxation exercises increase bowel movements in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy?

Detailed Description

The purpose of our experimentally randomized controlled study, which researchers conducted in order to study the effect of progressive relaxation exercises on pain and bowel movements in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy, is to reduce pain by intermittent application of progressive relaxation exercises to patients after surgery and to study the effect of exercise on bowel movements at an early stage.

after the necessary permissions have been obtained july- september dates, Van Yüzüncü yıl university Dursun Odabaş medical center, in the general surgery clinic , patients who agree to participate in the study and meet the sample selection criteria will be included in the study. Patient presentation form, bowel movement monitoring form and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Pain Form will be used in the collection of research data.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-07-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-07-23
• Study First Posted: 2023-08-01
• Study Start: 2023-12-01
• Status Verified: 2024-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-04-13
• Last Update Posted: 2024-04-16
• Primary Completion: 2024-07-30
• Study Completion: 2024-07-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• Who experienced laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery as planned for the first time
• Who volunteered to participate in the research
• 18 years and over
• Whose mental state is healthy
• Without vision, hearing and speech problems
• Patients who know Turkish were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Who have previously practiced progressive relaxation exercises
• Someone with communication problems
• Health problems that prevent the practice of progressive relaxation exercises (Epilepsy, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, fever, infection, etc. ) is
• Patients who were not willing to participate in the study were not included in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
the group that performed relaxation exercises	progressive relaxation exercise	patients' postoperative pain and bowel movements will be evaluated by applying relaxation exercise intermittently

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Pain Form	examination between 1-2 days until Decontamination from surgery	it is a scale with two ends named differently on the vertical or horizontal line with a length of 10 cm (0=no pain, 10=the most severe pain). Marking the point corresponding to the intensity of pain felt by the patient on this line
bowel movement monitoring form	examination between 1-2 days until Decontamination from surgery	It is the form in which the intestinal sounds, gas extraction and defecation sounds of the patients are monitored by the researcher.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Dursun Odabaş Medical Center; 🇹🇷 VAN, Turkey