NCT07032883

Benson Relaxation Technique Effectiveness on Pain and Quality of Life Post Reconstructive Mammoplasty

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 68 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 25 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate effectiveness of benson relaxation technique on pain and quality of life post mammoplasty.

Detailed description

Pain post reconstructive mammoplasty is common and has an impact on psychosocial aspects, anxiety, sleep disorders and activities of daily living(ADL),as a result patients suffer from impairment in quality of life. To manage pain pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions could be used. Benson relaxation is a deep breathing relaxation therapy that has been developed by involving a person's belief factor. It works by shifting the focus of pain so that the body becomes relaxed, this can increase endogenous analgesics and be strengthened again by reciting spiritual sentences that provide calm. Benson relaxation technique has a major effect on reducing anxiety, depression, and improving quality of life and psychological factors. Furthermore, this technique is easy to learn and no side effects have been reported.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Benson relaxation technique	It will be performed every day, twice daily (in the morning and evening), for 4weeks, the Benson relaxation technique instruction included these steps. 1. Sit in a comfortable position. 2. Close their eyes. 3. Relax all their muscles beginning from the soles of the feet, moving forward up, and relax all parts of their body. (4 ) Breath through their nose, pay attention to the sound of their breathing, and say the word ''one'' quietly to themselves when the breath is out. (5) Continue for 20 min. the patients were instructed to check the time by opening their eyes. However, using an alarm was prohibited. The training sessions were held during the patients hospitalization period after one week from surgery, the technique continued during the hospitalization and after discharge from the hospital.
OTHER	Routine physiotherapy program	The participants will receive routine physical therapy program (gentle stretching, manual therapy, mobility and strengthening exercises and posture training) for 40 minutes , for 4 weeks.
DRUG	Medications	the participants will receive the following medications: 1. Antibiotic: Ancef 1 g intravenous (IV) ( cefazolin) intravenous post-surgery every 8 hours for 24 hours. If allergic to ampicillin /cephalosporins clindamycin IV 600\_900 mg every 8 hours for 24 hours. Then continue oral with keflex 1g tablets (cephalexin) twice daily for 7 days. 2. Anti-inflammatory: Adolor ( ketorolac) 15\_30 mg IV every 6 hours up to 5 days post-operation ( not exceed 120 mg/day) then followed by oral celecoxib 200 mg once or twice daily till pain subsides. 3. paracetamol 500\_1000 mg I.V every 6 hours for 5 days (Not exceed 4000 mg / day) Then followed by oral paracetamol tablets till pain subsides. 4. Zurcal 40 mg IV (pantoprazol) then followed by oral zurcal tablets.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-06-25
• Primary completion: 2026-02-01
• Completion: 2026-02-15
• First posted: 2025-06-24
• Last updated: 2025-06-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt