NCT07277647

The Effect of Head and Neck Stretching Exercises on Voice, Anxiety and Psychological Resilience After Thyroidectomy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 103 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ataturk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this clinical randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effects of head and neck stretching exercises performed after thyroidectomy on voice function, anxiety, and psychological resilience, and to examine the effectiveness of this intervention in adult patients undergoing thyroidectomy. The primary questions to be answered are: Do head and neck stretching exercises improve voice function (Voice Handicap Index) after thyroidectomy? Do head and neck stretching exercises reduce patients' anxiety levels and increase psychological resilience? As a comparison group, researchers will compare the effects of head and neck stretching exercises to a control group receiving only routine care to assess the effects of exercises on voice, anxiety, and psychological resilience. Participants will be asked to participate in the following procedures: Patients in the experimental group will undergo head and neck stretching exercises in the early post-thyroidectomy period. Voice function, anxiety, and psychological resilience will be measured in both groups before surgery and at postoperative day 1, week 1, week 2, and month 1.

Conditions

• Effects of Post-Thyroidectomy Head and Neck Stretching Exercises on Voice, Anxiety, and Psychological Resilience

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Structured patient education + neck stretching exercises	The intervention is a nurse-led, structured patient education program based on the, combined with a supervised head-neck stretching exercise program. Unlike routine postoperative care, this intervention includes: (1) preoperative individualized education using the Teach-Back method, (2) a printed educational booklet specifically developed for thyroidectomy patients, and (3) a standardized 30-day head-neck stretching exercise program initiated in the early postoperative period (starting on postoperative day 1). The exercise program is performed daily at home with visual and written guidance. In addition, patients receive regular follow-up and reinforcement during the postoperative period. This comprehensive and multimodal structure distinguishes the intervention from standard care and other single-component educational approaches.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-05-12
• Primary completion: 2023-05-12
• Completion: 2024-01-12
• First posted: 2025-12-11
• Last updated: 2025-12-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)