Effect of Progressive Exercise on Renal Transplant Patients

Baskent University52 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this interventional study is to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises on the vital signs and fatigue levels of patients with renal transplantation.

Renal transplant patients experience intense level of fatigue as well as vital sign problems due to treatment protocol. This research is designed to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises on vital signs and fatigue level of patients with renal transplantation. In this study, the participants will be randomized in a single blind manner (participant) to either intervention (4 week exercise program) or control (routine care) groups.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Renal Transplant Fatigue Vital Signs Progressive Relaxation Exercise Nursing

Interventions

Progressive relaxation exerciseBEHAVIORAL

Progressive relaxation exercises will take 25-30 minutes of patients daily.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients underwent renal transplant within one year from the beginning of the study * Patients having no communication problems * Patients having a smart phone either own or o family member Exclusion Criteria: * Patients having musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, or psychiatric disorders

Locations (1)

Baskent University Hospital

Ankara, Çankaya, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Systolic and diastolic blood pressure

Maintaining or normalizing systolic and blood pressure within normal range (systolic: 90-140 mmHg; diastolic 60-90 mmHg)

Time frame: Change fron baseline at 4th week

fatigue level

Fatigue Severity Scale is a valid and 7-point Likert type scale. Possible scores range from 9-63. Higher scores indicate high level of fatigue. A score of 36 points or over indicates severe fatigue (Change= Lower score from the scale at the end of intervention compared to baseline).