Effects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises During Pregnancy
Condition: Restless Legs Syndrome
MeSH terms: Psychomotor Agitation; Restless Legs Syndrome; Syndrome
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Participants were allocated into three groups; the control group, progressive muscle
      relaxation (PMR) group and relaxation music (RM) group. The PMR and RM programs were
      explained toall participants, and the first program was tested under the supervision of the
      researcher. PMR and RM group participants performed the program daily throughout 4 weeks.
      Severity of RLS with the International Restless Leg Syndrome Scale (IRLSS) and sleep quality
      with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were assessed at baseline, 2 and 4 weeks for
      all the groups.
    

Detailed description: 
      A CD recorded by the Turkish Psychological Association was provided to explain relaxation
      techniques to PMR group participants. The CD contains relaxation exercises instructions and
      there is relaxing music in the background. This CD consists of two parts. The first part(11
      minutes) gives short information about the content and how exercises should be done. It
      consists of information about deep relaxation. In the second part, there are 27 minutes of
      relaxation exercises accompanied by command with background music.

      PMR exercise consists of four stages: stretching-relaxation (1st stage -approximately 20
      minutes), autogenic training - only relaxation (2nd stage approximately 10 minutes), deep
      breathing training-breathing relaxation (3rd stage approximately 3-4 minutes), rapid
      relaxation (4th stage--a few seconds). In the first stage, the participant was instructed to
      first stretch and then relax the specified muscle group (hand, forearm, upper arm, forehead,
      cheek, nose, chin, neck, chest, shoulder, waist, abdomen, stomach, hip, calf, foot) in
      sequence. The participant was asked to constantly compare the feeling of tension that shehas
      just experienced with the feeling of relaxation later.

      Another CD recorded by the Turkish Psychological Association was provided to RM group
      participants. It consists of 30 minutes relaxing music only.The participant was asked to just
      listen to music with without working in a private room.
    

Intervention name(s): Progressive Muscle Relaxation exercise; Muscle relaxation exercise
Intervention type(s): Other; Other
Intervention description(s): This intervention consists of two parts. The first part (11 minutes) gives short information about the content and how exercises should be done. It consists of information about deep relaxation. In the second part, there are 27 minutes of relaxation exercises accompanied by command with background music.; The participant was asked to listen to relaxation music for 30 minutes in a private room.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: Randomized-controlled clinical trial
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Supportive Care
Keywords: Progressive relaxation exercises; Sleep quality; Relaxation music; Pregnancy