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Effect of Guided Imagery on Sleep Quality, State Anxiety, and Comfort in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome

NCT07794358 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2026-08-31

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Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to determine whether guided imagery, when added to routine care, can reduce state anxiety and improve sleep quality and comfort in adults with acute coronary syndrome who are being treated in a cardiac intensive care unit.

The main questions this study aims to answer are:

Does guided imagery reduce state anxiety compared with routine care alone? Does guided imagery improve sleep quality compared with routine care alone? Does guided imagery improve comfort compared with routine care alone?

A total of 64 participants will be randomly assigned to either a guided imagery group or a routine care group using block randomization.

Participants in the guided imagery group will receive routine care and listen to a standardized guided imagery audio recording through headphones twice a day for two consecutive days. Each guided imagery session will last approximately 15 minutes. Participants in the routine care group will receive the standard treatment and nursing care provided in the cardiac intensive care unit without guided imagery.

Researchers will assess participants' anxiety, sleep quality, and comfort and compare the changes between the two groups.

Conditions

  • Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Guided Imagery

Participants assigned to the intervention group will receive guided imagery in addition to routine care. A standardized guided imagery audio recording will be delivered through headphones twice daily for two consecutive days, with one daytime and one evening session. Each session will last approximately 15 minutes. The recording includes relaxation preparation, attention to natural breathing, visualization of a safe and peaceful environment, and calming visual, auditory, and sensory imagery accompanied by low-level nature sounds. Participants will remain in a comfortable and clinically appropriate position and may stop the session at any time if they experience discomfort.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-11-15
Primary Completion
2027-06-30
Completion
2027-06-30

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