NCT05295199

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

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Aksaray University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Conditions

• Orthopedic Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Progressive relaxation exercise	Progressive relaxation exercise is a type of exercise that involves voluntary stretching and relaxation of major muscle groups in the human body, from the hands to the feet.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-10
• Primary completion: 2022-08-30
• Completion: 2022-08-30
• First posted: 2022-03-25
• Last updated: 2022-07-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)