Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effectiveness of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique in Reducing Cancer-related Pain
The Effectiveness of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique in Reducing Cancer-related Pain Among Palliative Care Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This randomized controlled trial was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) technique in reducing Cancer-related Pain (CRP) in patients receiving palliative care in Jordan. The main hypothesis (H0) of this trial is that cancer patients receiving palliative care do not report a decrease in pain intensity levels and an improve in pain interferences with life activities as a result of participating in PMR technique to a significant extent compared to patients who do not participate. The sub-hypothesis (H1) of this trial is that cancer patients receiving palliative care report a decrease in pain intensity levels and an improve in pain interferences with life activities as a result of participating in PMR technique to a significant extent compared to patients who do not participate.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer-Related Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) technique | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) technique
- description
- Participants in intervention group continued Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) technique daily for 20 minutes for a total of four weeks addition to usual care. The usual care consists of pharmacological interventions to manage Cancer-related pain.
- interventionNames
- Other: Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) technique
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- control
- description
- control group received only usual care for their pain during the study period. The usual care consists of pharmacological interventions to manage Cancer-related pain.
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Cancer-related pain
- timeFrame
- The BPI assessment was collected at baseline (T0) ( pre-intervention)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * age of 18 years and older * diagnosed with cancer. * reported complaints of pain ≥1 on a 0-10 Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) in the 24 hours before recruitment. * were treated with non-opioid or weak opioid analgesic. * had a Karnofsky Performance Scale Index ≥ 20. * had regular access to a telephone. Exclusion Criteria: * a diagnosis of psychiatric illness, central nervous system tumors and musculoskeletal disorders (because these conditions may limit the effectiveness of PMR technique). * using any type of complementary therapy during the trial period. * Patients who had no pain and were treated with strong opioid analgesics.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDAnshasi H, Saleh M, Abdalrahim MS, Shamieh O. The effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation technique in reducing cancer-related pain among palliative care patients: A randomized controlled trial. Br J Pain. 2023 Oct;17(5):501-509. doi: 10.1177/20494637231190191. Epub 2023 Jul 18. PMID 38107755