Clinical trial · Interventional
Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique on Children With Leukemia Undergoing Chemotherapy.
The Effect of Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique on Anxiety and Fatigue Among Children With Leukemia Undergoing Chemotherapy.
NCT06631196CI-TRIAL-00081360JPMRTnot yet recruitingN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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)
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique on anxiety and fatigue among children with leukemia undergoing chemotherapy. The main research hypotheses are; * Children with leukemia who receive Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique exhibit less anxiety than those who don't receive it. * Children with leukemia who receive Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique exhibit less fatigue than those who don't receive it. Researchers will compare Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique with standardized nursing care on a child's anxiety and fatigue.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Children | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Fatigue Related to Cancer Treatment | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Leukemia | Leukemia | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobson's PMRT | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- control group
- description
- children will be subjected to standardized nursing care.
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Interventional group (Jacobson's PMRT)
- description
- children will be subjected to the implementation of Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique for children with leukemia undergoing chemotherapy.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Jacobson's PMRT
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) Multidimensional Fatigue Scale:
- timeFrame
- before and after intervention.
- description
- This tool was developed initially by (Smets et al., 1995) to assess fatigue for the subject. The scale comprised 18 items and 3 subscales which are; General Fatigue, Sleep/Rest Fatigue, and Cognitive Fatigue. The format, instructions, Likert response scale, and scoring method are identical to the PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales, with higher scores indicating a better health-related quality of life (lower fatigue symptoms). A five-point Likert scale was used to evaluate the responses in which (zero= never a problem; one = almost never a problem; two= sometimes a problem; three= often a problem; four= almost always a problem). Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale as follows: * 0 = 100-76 * 1 = 75-51 * 2 = 50-26 * 3 = 25-1 * 4= 0
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 7 Years
- Maximum age
- 15 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Children diagnosed with leukemia and received chemotherapy sessions. * Age ranged from 7 to 15 years. Exclusion Criteria: * other disorders such as neurological diseases, cerebrovascular accidents, or mental illness.
References
Publications (7)
- RESULTSulistyawati, E., Allenidekania, A., & Gayatri, D. (2021). Effect of progressive muscle relaxation on sleep quality and side effects of chemotherapy in children with cancer: randomized clinical trial. Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 9(T4), 300-308. https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.5774
- RESULTPouraboli B, Poodineh Z, Jahani Y. The Effect of Relaxation Techniques on Anxiety, Fatigue and Sleep Quality of Parents of Children with Leukemia under Chemotherapy in South East Iran. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2019 Oct 1;20(10):2903-2908. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.10.2903. PMID 31653133
- RESULTMohammed Ahmed Mohammed, E., Ali Ibrahim Almanzlawi, H., & Attia Abdel Naby Raslan, H. (2020). Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Pain and Fatigue among Post Cardiac Surgery Patients. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 11(2), 736-745. https://doi:10.21608/ejhc.2020.180367
- RESULTHaggag, W, E., Soliman, H. (1997). The Arabic version of multidimensional fatigue inventory: reliability, validity and findings in three groups. Egyptian Journal of Psychiatry, 20(1), 85-97.
- RESULTGiri A, Tanaya K. (2019). Effect of Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation exercise on anxiety among children diagnosed with leukemia admitted in selected hospital of Cuttack. International Journal of Health Sciences & Research, 9(2),151-155.
- RESULTBaccouche, K., Walha, A., Medhaffar, M., Kammoun, W., Ayadi, H., Moalla, Y., … Ghribi, F. (2017). Evaluation of Anxiety in Children with Acute Leukemia: A Prospective Study of 20 Cases. European Psychiatry, 41(S1), s131-s131. doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.1947
- RESULTAli, N.S.( 2021). The Arabic version of Spence Children's Anxiety Scale - Child (SCAS-Child). Available from: https://www.scaswebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/scas-child-arabic.pdf