Clinical trial NCT06460649: Combined Effects Of Progressive Relaxation Techniques Along With Benson Relaxation Techniques
Official title: Combined Effects Of Progressive Relaxation Techniques Along With Benson Relaxation Techniques on Stress Fatigue and Quality of Life on Postpartum Females
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Postpartum Disorder
Keywords: Fatigue
Postpartum relaxation techniques
Postpartum period
Postpartum women
Quality of life
Stress
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-06-14
Enrollment: 54
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The postpartum (or postnatal) period begins after childbirth and is typically considered to last for six weeks. Stress is considered a response to any stressor within external or internal milieu, to stay in an adaptive mode using functional or dysfunctional coping skills. It initiates an alterable mode that ultimately becomes a prolonged adaptive struggle The study will be a randomized controlled trial and will be conducted in Jinnah hospital, Lahore. This study will be completed in a time duration of 8 months after the approval of synopsis. Nonprobability convenience sampling technique will be used, and participants will be recruited in study after randomization. The subjects will be divided into two groups and group A will receive progressive relaxation technique along with Benson relaxing technique. and group B will receive progressive relaxation technique and deep breathing exercises will be used as a baseline treatment. The tools that will be used for pre and post treatment assessment are Postpartum fatigue scale (PFS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS_10), WHOQOL-BREF Scale. The data will be assessed after 12 weeks. After data collection data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 25.

Detailed description: The postpartum (or postnatal) period begins after childbirth and is typically considered to last for six weeks. Postpartum period can be a challenging time for many women, as they often experience increased stress levels, fatigue, and a change in their overall quality of life. Stress is considered a response to any stressor within external or internal milieu, to stay in an adaptive mode using functional or dysfunctional coping skills. It initiates an alterable mode that ultimately becomes a prolonged adaptive struggle when an individual cannot find the right coping skills, which may then become a long term dysfunctional state, hence a chronic psychiatric condition.

The study will be a randomized controlled trial and will be conducted in Jinnah hospital, Lahore. This study will be completed in time duration of 5_6 months after the approval of synopsis. Non probability convenience sampling technique will be used and participants will be recruited in study after randomization. The subjects will be divided into two groups and the group A will receive progressive relaxation technique along with Benson relaxing technique. and group B will receive progressive relaxation technique and deep breathing exercises will be used as a baseline treatment. The tools that will be used for pre and post treatment assessment are Postpartum fatigue scale(PFS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS_10), WHOQOL-BREF Scale. The data will be assessed after 5 days 45min per treatment session. After data collection data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 25.

Key words: Fatigue, progressive Relaxation technique, Postpartum period, Postpartum women, Quality of life, Stress

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* • Parity of women must not more than 3 times

  * Start from 2nd week of postpartum female
  * Women with aged group of 20- 40 were included in study.(24)
  * Women who had Vaginal or c section delivery were included in study.
  * Women with no postnatal complications were included in study

Exclusion Criteria:

* • Women with Diabetes Militias were excluded

  * Women with Breast cancer were excluded
  * Ovarian cancer were excluded
  * Patient with dementia, delusional disorder were excluded
  * Women who use Alcohol or substance abuse were excluded
  * Women who had a history of psychiatric disorders were excluded
  * Severed obesity ( BMI more than 40)

Primary outcomes:
measure: Postpartum fatigue scale
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Perceived stress scale
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: WHOQOL-BREF Scale
timeFrame: 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Jinnah Hospital Lahore
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Sabiha Arshad, M.phill
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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