Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique on Children With Leukemia Undergoing Chemotherapy.

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Leukemia; Children; Fatigue Related to Cancer Treatment; Anxiety
• Interventions: Procedure: Jacobson's PMRT

• Registration Number: NCT06631196
• Lead Sponsor: Alexandria University

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique on anxiety and fatigue among children with leukemia undergoing chemotherapy. The main research hypotheses are;

* Children with leukemia who receive Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique exhibit less anxiety than those who don't receive it.

* Children with leukemia who receive Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique exhibit less fatigue than those who don't receive it.

Researchers will compare Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique with standardized nursing care on a child's anxiety and fatigue.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-10
• Study First Submitted: 2024-10-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-10-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-07
• Study First Posted: 2024-10-08
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-08
• Study Start: 2024-11-01
• Primary Completion: 2025-11-30
• Study Completion: 2025-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• Children diagnosed with leukemia and received chemotherapy sessions.
• Age ranged from 7 to 15 years.

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Exclusion Criteria

• other disorders such as neurological diseases, cerebrovascular accidents, or mental illness.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Interventional group (Jacobson's PMRT)	Jacobson's PMRT	children will be subjected to the implementation of Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique for children with leukemia undergoing chemotherapy.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) Multidimensional Fatigue Scale:	before and after intervention.	This tool was developed initially by (Smets et al., 1995) to assess fatigue for the subject. The scale comprised 18 items and 3 subscales which are; General Fatigue, Sleep/Rest Fatigue, and Cognitive Fatigue.; The format, instructions, Likert response scale, and scoring method are identical to the PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales, with higher scores indicating a better health-related quality of life (lower fatigue symptoms). A five-point Likert scale was used to evaluate the responses in which (zero= never a problem; one = almost never a problem; two= sometimes a problem; three= often a problem; four= almost always a problem). Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale as follows: * 0 = 100-76; * 1 = 75-51; * 2 = 50-26; * 3 = 25-1; * 4= 0

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Spence Children's Anxiety Scale - Child (SCAS-Child)	before and after intervention.	This tool was developed initially by Spence, S.H., (1997) to assess the severity of anxiety symptoms for the subject. The scale consists of six subscales: Separation Anxiety, Social Phobia, Obsessive Compulsive Problems, Panic/Agoraphobia, Generalized Anxiety/Overanxious Symptoms and Fears of Physical Injury.; Scores consist of a total raw score (range from 0 to 114) and six sub-scale scores, with higher scores indicating greater severity of anxiety symptoms. Sub-scales are computed by summing the following items: * Separation anxiety (items 5, 8, 12, 15, 16, 44); * Social phobia (items 6, 7, 9, 10, 29, 35); * Obsessive-compulsive (items 14, 19, 27, 40, 41, 42); * Panic/agoraphobia (items 13, 21, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 37, 39); * Physical Injury (items 2, 18, 23, 25, 33); * Generalized anxiety (items 1, 3, 4, 20, 22, 24) Items that are not scored in either the total score or the sub-scale scores are 11, 17, 26, 31, 38, 43, 45, and 46. They are not scored because they did