Effect of Progressive Exercise on Renal Transplant Patients

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Nursing; Renal Transplant; Fatigue; Vital Signs; Progressive Relaxation Exercise
• Interventions: Behavioral: Progressive relaxation exercise

• Registration Number: NCT05876507
• Lead Sponsor: Baskent University

Brief Summary

The goal of this interventional study is to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises on the vital signs and fatigue levels of patients with renal transplantation.

Detailed Description

Renal transplant patients experience intense level of fatigue as well as vital sign problems due to treatment protocol. This research is designed to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises on vital signs and fatigue level of patients with renal transplantation.

In this study, the participants will be randomized in a single blind manner (participant) to either intervention (4 week exercise program) or control (routine care) groups.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-02-13
• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-09
• Status Verified: 2023-05
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-05-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-24
• Study First Posted: 2023-05-25
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-25
• Study Completion: 2023-06-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 52

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients underwent renal transplant within one year from the beginning of the study
• Patients having no communication problems
• Patients having a smart phone either own or o family member

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Exclusion Criteria

• Patients having musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, or psychiatric disorders

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
exercise	Progressive relaxation exercise	Participants will receive a training about progressive relaxation exercises on the first day, then given an audio-record containing instructions about exercises. They will perform exercises at home for 4 week and revisited by the principal investigator at the 2nd and 4th week.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
fatigue level	Change from baseline at 4th week	Fatigue Severity Scale is a valid and 7-point Likert type scale. Possible scores range from 9-63. Higher scores indicate high level of fatigue. A score of 36 points or over indicates severe fatigue (Change= Lower score from the scale at the end of intervention compared to baseline).
Heart rate	Change from baseline at 4th week	Maintaining or normalizing heart rate within normal range (60 to 100 bpm)
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure	Change fron baseline at 4th week	Maintaining or normalizing systolic and blood pressure within normal range (systolic: 90-140 mmHg; diastolic 60-90 mmHg)
Respiratory rate	Change from baseline at 4th week	Maintaining or normalizing respiratory rate within normal range (12-20 breath per minute)
Body temperature	Change from baseline at 4th week	Maintaining or normalizing body temperature within normal range (36-37 C° in tympanic measurement)
Oxygen saturation	Change from baseline at 4th week	Maintaining or normalizing oxygen saturation within normal range (between 95%-100% by pulse oximetry)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Baskent University Hospital; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Çankaya, Turkey