Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT05840939 |
Other study ID # |
2344633 |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Completed |
Phase |
N/A
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
November 11, 2022 |
Est. completion date |
June 30, 2023 |
Study information
Verified date |
January 2024 |
Source |
Inonu University |
Contact |
n/a |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
Female patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia were divided into pranayama breathing exercise,
diaphragm breathing exercise and control groups. The sleep quality, pain and fatigue levels
of the patients in the intervention group were determined before and after the breathing
exercise.
Description:
Aim: This study was conducted to determine the effect of pranayama and diaphragm breathing
exercises applied to female patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia on sleep quality, pain and
fatigue levels.
Material and Method: This study, designed as a randomized controlled and experimental study,
was conducted between November 2022 and June 2023. The data of the study consisted of 100
female patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia: 32 in the pranayama group, 33 in the diaphragm
breathing exercise group and 35 in the control group. As data collection tools; Patient
Information Form, Visual Analog Scale, Fatigue Severity Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality
Scale were used. During the study, the control group received routine treatment, while the
two groups in the intervention group received the following training given by the researcher;
They were asked to do pranayama and diaphragm breathing exercise 3 sets a day
(morning-afternoon-evening), 7 days a week for 6 weeks. At the end of this process, sleep
quality, pain and fatigue levels of three groups were evaluated again.
Results: It was observed that there was no statistically significant difference between the
initial pain and sleep quality total scores of three groups (p>0.05), there was a significant
difference between the groups in terms of pain, fatigue and sleep quality scores after the
application (p<0.05).
Conclusion: As a result, it was determined that breathing exercises reduced the patients'
pain and fatigue levels and improved their sleep quality.
Keywords: Pain, diaphragmatic breathing, fibromyalgia, pranayama, sleep quality, fatigue