Clinical trial · Interventional
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
- 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)
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.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colon Cancer | Malignant Colon Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Pancreatic Cancer | Malignant Pancreatic Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive muscle relaxation exercises | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Progressive muscle relaxation exercises
- description
- A total of 18 sessions of progressive relaxation were performed, 3 days a week for 6 weeks
- interventionNames
- Other: Progressive muscle relaxation exercises
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control group
- description
- Routine maintenance will be applied
Primary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Visual Analog Scale
- timeFrame
- Baseline, pre-intervention (Before progressive muscle relaxation exercises applied)
- description
- The patients were asked to mark their level of pain during relaxation or activities on a 10 cm vertical or horizontal line. In addition, there were forms which were numbered from 1-10 or from 1-100. The number 0 is found at the beginning of the line, and the number 10 is located at the end of the line. A value of 0 shows that there is no pain, and the value 10 expresses unendurable pain. GAS is a common scale in the assessment of pain level. A patient is asked to mark the perceived pain on this line, and the marked point is measured in cm.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Being over 18 years of age * Being able to communicate adequately * Not having a psychiatric problem * Those who are determined by a physician to have no physical obstacle to exercise * Individuals who can use technological devices * Patients who have had at least 3 cycles Exclusion Criteria: * Those with communication problems * Those with psychiatric problems * Patients doing any exercise * Individuals with phones that do not have a voice recording feature * Individuals with phones that do not have a WhatsApp feature
References
Publications (2)
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- RESULTLoh EW, Shih HF, Lin CK, Huang TW. Effect of progressive muscle relaxation on postoperative pain, fatigue, and vital signs in patients with head and neck cancers: A randomized controlled trial. Patient Educ Couns. 2022 Jul;105(7):2151-2157. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.10.034. Epub 2021 Nov 3. PMID 34785078