NCT06920082

Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises on Sleep, Fatigue and Pain in Pancreatic and Colon Cancer Patients

Effects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises on Sleep, Fatigue and Pain in Pancreatic and Colon Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

With regular practice, relaxation has been found to have many benefits such as reducing sensitivity to pain and fatigue, facilitating the transition to sleep, and improving quality of life. Therefore, this study was planned to examine the effects of progressive muscle relaxation exercises applied to pancreatic and colon cancer patients receiving chemotherapy on sleep, fatigue, and pain.

Detailed description

A total of 18 sessions of progressive relaxation were performed, 3 days a week for 6 weeks.

Conditions

• Pancreatic Cancer
• Colon Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Progressive muscle relaxation exercises	A total of 18 sessions of progressive relaxation were performed, 3 days a week for 6 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-03
• Primary completion: 2025-04-07
• Completion: 2025-07-31
• First posted: 2025-04-09
• Last updated: 2025-04-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)