Effect of Non-pharmacological Anti-anxiety Exercises on Perceived Stress and Cortisol Level Before Elective Per Cutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

October 6 University60 enrolled

Overview

Effect of non-pharmacological anti-anxiety exercises on Perceived Stress and cortisol level before elective percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

patients will be selected from national heart institute their age from 30 -50 years old. Patients will be assigned randomly into 4 groups 15 in each group, reflexology group, deep breathing group, combined group (reflexology and deep breathing) and control group. Before procedure two tools will used to collect data (demographic characteristics format the beginning once and Distress Thermometer scale before and 30 minutes after application in all groups ) in addition blood samples (5 mL) will take from all the patients on an empty stomach between 08:30 and 10:00 in the morning and 30 minutes after the application to determine the cortisol level in all groups

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

Interventions

reflexologyOTHER

Reflex therapy was done for each patient for 30 minutes, first for the right foot and then for the left foot (15 minutes each) and breathing exercises in 3 stages

breathing exerciseOTHER

breathing exercise done as 3 stages,stage one for 5 minutes, stage two for 10 minutes end stage ; Close eyes and focus your present feelings, Then Relax the whole body for 5 minutes.

standard careOTHER

standard medical care no other treatment

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 30 YearsMax age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Fully conscious patients, aged from 30 to 50 years. * will do percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for the first time without any problem of communication. * accepting to give Blood samples available between 08:30 and 10:00 in the morning (to avoid differences in cortisol levels), and agreeing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * having myocardial infarction symptoms, * unconscious, having a surgery in the last 6 weeks, * previously diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder or still having a psychiatric disease, using anxiety medication (psychotropic), corticosteroid, using estrogen or amphetamine derivative drugs, * infection of the lower extremities, having varicose veins, having peripheral neuropathy and deep vein thrombosis or risk of development, high fever,

Locations (1)

Al Ryada University for Science and Technology

Sadat, Menofia, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cortisol Levels

2 tubes of blood samples (5 mL) will take from the patients in all groups on an empty stomach between 08:30 and 10:00 in the morning and 30 minutes after the application to determine the cortisol level

Time frame: At subject enrollment "single session"

Distress Thermometer

It is a visual analog scale consisting of only 1 question that patients can apply on their own. On the scale, there is a thermometer with numbers from 0 to 10. A score of 0 indicates that the individual has no distress, and a score of 10 indicates distress at the highest limit.

Time frame: At subject enrollment "single session"

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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