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The Effect of Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise on Pain, Anxiety, and Depression

NCT04225169 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 38

Last updated 2020-01-13

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Summary

Background: After total knee replacement (TKR) surgery, patients often experience intense levels of pain, stress, and anxiety that can adversely affect postoperative recovery. Diaphragmatic breathing exercise (DBE) may help patients manage pain and emotional distress.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of DBE on pain, anxiety, and depression in patients undergoing TKR.

Methods: The study population consisted of patients who underwent TKR surgery in the orthopedic ward of Çankırı State Hospital between May and August 2019. The study sample included a total of 38 patients satisfying the inclusion criteria. Stratified randomization was used to assign the patients into sex-matched intervention group (n=19) and control group (n=19). Patients in the intervention group were also trained in the DBE procedure. Pain scores were evaluated at 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, and 24 hours postoperatively, while the anxiety and depression was applied on the postoperative day 2. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, and Mann-Whitney U test.

Conditions

  • Breathing Exercises

Interventions

OTHER

Breathing exercises

The patient was taken to a quiet room and asked to lie on the bed. For the first 5 minutes, the researchers explained how the exercise is done with pictures and demonstrated it to the patient. The patient was asked to perform the exercise for 5 minutes under supervision by the researchers. If the patient performed DBE correctly, practice was discontinued. If not, the patient was asked to practice for another 5 minutes. If the patient still could not perform the exercise correctly at the end of this time, they were excluded from the sample. DBE was performed according to the Cleveland Clinic guideline as follows:

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Çankırı Karatekin University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Figen Erol Ursavaş, Dr · Çankırı Karatekin University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-05-23
Primary Completion
2019-07-23
Completion
2019-08-28

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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