The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Abdominal Pain and Distension in Colonoscopy Patients.

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Patients undergoing colonoscopy were divided into progressive relaxation exercises and control groups. Pretest and posttest abdominal pain and distention scores of the patients were determined after colonoscopy.

Official Title
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The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Abdominal Pain and Distension in Colonoscopy Patients.

Conditions
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Abdominal Pain

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Progressive Muscle Relaxation


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients undergoing colonoscopy Those who do not have communication problems, After the colonoscopy procedure, the abdominal pain score is evaluated by VAS and is 4 or higher, Evaluation of the distension score of 4 and above with VAS after the colonoscopy procedure, Be 18 years old or older. Exclusion Criteria: Being a hospitalized patient undergoing colonoscopy, Be younger than 18 years old To have used complementary and alternative methods during the research, Any physical problem that may prevent you from doing the exercises, Having a cognitive illness Refusing to participate in the research, Failing to complete surveys.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Experimental Group<br>The experimental group was informed about progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) before colonoscopy. PMR audio recordings were given to the patients. Abdominal pain and distention scores were determined after colonoscopy. PMR was applied to the patients for 30 minutes. These scores were determined again after exercise and at the 2nd, 4th, 8th, 12th, 16th, and 24th hours. | Behavioral: Progressive Muscle Relaxation<br>* PMR is a technique that provides relaxation in the whole body by voluntary and regular relaxation of large muscle groups in the human body, which is included in mind-body applications.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control Group<br>VAS pain and VAS distension scores of the control group were determined after colonoscopy and 30 minutes later. VAS form was given to all patients to determine VAS abdominal pain and VAS distension scores at the 2nd, 4th, 8th, 12th, 16th and 24th hours after the procedure. The day after the colonoscopy, post test data were collected. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Individual Introductory Information Form | This form, which was created by the researcher with the support of the relevant literature, consists of 11 questions questioning the patients' education level, age,gender, employment status, marital status,income level, the coping methods they use when there is distension in their daily lives, the coping methods they use when there is pain in their daily lives, the status of having a colonoscopy before, the history of abdominal pain and distension of those who have a colonoscopy experience. | 15 minutes | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) | The patient was asked to make a mark on a 10 cm horizontal line on the Visual analog scale showing his current state. In this study, for pain and distension; Markings were made on a 10 cm horizontal line, one end of which indicates that the patient's pain is very good (0 = no pain) and the other end is that the patient's pain is very bad (10 = most severe). The distance from the point where there was no pain and distension (0) to the point marked by the patient was measured. The value found shows the severity of pain and distention of the patient. | 10 minutes | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Colonoscopy, Abdominal Pain, Nursing, relaxation, exercise