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Anxiety Reduction in Type 2 Diabetes Through Breathing ExercisesPatients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT06519903 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 65

Last updated 2024-07-25

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Summary

Injection-related anxiety is a significant barrier to the management of type 2 diabetes, adversely affecting treatment adherence and glycemic control. This study investigated the effectiveness of breathing exercises in reducing anxiety during the first insulin injection.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

BREATH technique

The BREATH techniques include deep breathing, rapid breathing, and alternate nostril breathing exercises. Participants were first instructed on the breathing exercises (at the lowest point of breathing, close the left nostril with the right index finger and exhale through the right nostril): Breathe in through the right nostril, then close it with your thumb and breathe out through the left nostril. This cycle was repeated at least three more times.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Goztepe Prof Dr Suleyman Yalcın City Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ayse N Erbakan · Istanbul Goztepe Prof. Dr. Suleyman Yalcin City Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-05-01
Primary Completion
2022-11-01
Completion
2022-12-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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