The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercise on Fatigue and Comfort Level After Major Orthopedic Surgery

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Orthopedic Surgery
• Interventions: Other: Progressive relaxation exercise

• Registration Number: NCT05295199
• Lead Sponsor: Aksaray University

Brief Summary

This study was planned to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercise to be applied after major orthopedic surgery on post-operative fatigue and comfort level.

Detailed Description

The symptom of fatigue causes tension, anxiety, fear, and insomnia in the person. Fatigue also negatively affects the comfort level of the patient along with the symptoms experienced in individuals.Suggestions and evaluations of the professional healthcare team, especially nurses, are of great importance in the effective fight against fatigue of patients.In this study, it is carried out to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercise applied after major orthopedic surgery on fatigue and comfort level.

Hypothesis

H1: Progressive relaxation exercise to be applied after major orthopedic surgery reduces the post-operative fatigue level of patients.

H2: Progressive relaxation exercise to be applied after major orthopedic surgery positively affects the comfort level of the patients.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-10
• Study First Submitted: 2022-03-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-03-22
• Study First Posted: 2022-03-25
• Status Verified: 2022-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-07-21
• Last Update Posted: 2022-07-22
• Primary Completion: 2022-08-30
• Study Completion: 2022-08-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• The patients included in the study have undergone major orthopedic surgery (total knee or hip replacement, atroscopic surgery, vertebral surgery, shoulder surgery, amputation, etc.), Patients aged 18 and over Absence of speech and hearing problems Speak and understand Turkish

Exclusion Criteria

• Being diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, A complication developed in the patients before, during and three days after the operation,

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental	Progressive relaxation exercise	Routine maintenance and Progressive relaxation exercise

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
General Comfort Scale	1st day after surgery	It is a scale developed to determine the comfort levels of patients.The lowest possible score is 48, the median score is 120, and the highest score is 192. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of comfort perceived by the patient increases.
Postoperative Fatigue Scale	1st day after surgery	It is a scale created to evaluate the post-operative fatigue level of patients.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative Fatigue Scale	4th day after surgery	It is a scale created to evaluate the post-operative fatigue level of patients.
General Comfort Scale	4th day after surgery	It is a scale developed to determine the comfort levels of patients.The lowest possible score is 48, the median score is 120, and the highest score is 192. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of comfort perceived by the patient increases.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aksaray University; 🇹🇷 Aksaray, Turkey