Effect of Relaxation Exercise on Post Operative Pain,Activity Tolerance,Sleep Quality and Vital Signs in patients undergoing Abdominal Surgery:A Randomized Controlled Trial

Not yet recruiting

Lead Sponsor: Intramural Research FundJawaharlal Institute Of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research

Brief Summary: | |

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|Progressive Muscle Relaxation is an actively engaging relaxation technique developed by Edmund Jacobson in the 1920â€™s.PMR involves participants actively contracting muscles to create tension and progressively releasing this.Non pharmacological methods of managing post operative discomfort are safe, and do not cause any adverse effects.Study results suggest that Progressive Muscle Relaxation offer good improvement in relaxation at both psychological and physiological level and it can be a essential component of nursing care.

Demographic datawill be collected pre operatively for both Intervention group and ControlGroup.For the Patients inthe Intervention group training sessions will be held by the researchers by demonstrating with the help of audio untilthey master the technique preoperatively.Baseline data will be collected postoperatively for both the groups after getting physicians approval to intervene postoperatively.Participants of intervention group will beasked to perform this relaxation technique for 20 minutes thrice daily for 1 weeks and Control Group will receive standard care.Data will be collected for both the groupsafter 24 hours,72 hours, and after 1 week time point after starting ofrelaxation technique.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

Admitted at least 2 days before the surgery -Patient undergoingelective laparoscopic gastro intestinal surgery under general anesthesia -Patient aged between 18 -60 Years -Patient is able to read and understand either Tamil or English.
Similar Analgesic Dose.

Exclusion Criteria

ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) grade II or more -Not being oriented to time,place and person -Having cognitive or affective impairment -Having Other Co morbidities.
Having any major intra operative and post operative complications -Ventilated post operatively -On Sedatives.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise on Post Operative Tolerance,Sleep Quality & Vital Signs patients undergoing Abdominal Surgery	Data will be collected posoperatively at twenty four hours,seventy two hours & at one week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method

Locations (1): Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research
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Pondicherry, PONDICHERRY, India
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research
🇮🇳Pondicherry, PONDICHERRY, India
Dr MJ Kumari
Principal investigator
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kumari_mj@ymail.com