Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Parental Anxiety
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorAkdeniz University
About this trial
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercises on anxiety levels among parents who are the primary caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer and receiving inpatient treatment. A total of 112 parents will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. Parents in the intervention group will participate in researcher-led progressive muscle relaxation sessions. Anxiety will be assessed using the State Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I). The study will be conducted at the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Clinic of Akdeniz University Hospital in Antalya, Türkiye.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Being the parent and primary caregiver of a child diagnosed with cancer
The child having been diagnosed with cancer within the previous 12 months
The child currently receiving inpatient treatment in the study clinic
Being able to communicate without hearing or speech-related barriers
Disqualifiers
Not meeting any of the inclusion criteria
Withdrawing consent at any time
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
BehavioralParticipants will receive routine clinical care and will not participate in progressive muscle relaxation sessions during the study period.
Treatment groups
112 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Progressive Muscle RelaxationExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Change in State Anxiety
State anxiety will be measured using the State Anxiety subscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S). The subscale contains 20 items and yields a total score ranging from 20 to 80. Higher scores indicate higher state anxiety.
Time frame
2 weeksLocations
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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