Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises in Menopausal Women Experiencing RLS.

Restless Legs Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise on RLS Severity, Quality of Life and Sleep Quality in Menopausal Women With Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS): A Randomized Controlled Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06156007
• Other study ID #: menopause
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 25, 2023
• Est. completion date: May 30, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: December 2023
• Source: Gazi University
• Contact: Pinar AKBAS, PhD
• Phone: 05051279014
• Email: pnar.ates74[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Restless legs syndrome is a symptom that can be seen in all stages of a woman's life, but its frequency and severity increases with menopause. Restless legs syndrome is a neurological problem that occurs usually at night with an irresistible urge to move the legs. It is a progressive muscle relaxation exercise. Progressive muscle relaxation exercise is a systematic practice aimed at providing deep relaxation by exercising large muscle groups in the body along with breathing techniques. This study aims to evaluate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercise on the severity of restless legs syndrome, quality of life and sleep quality related to restless legs syndrome in menopausal women with restless legs syndrome.

Description:

Menopause, which is a natural part of women's life; It is a condition that occurs between the ages of 45-52 on average and is characterized by hormonal changes and cessation of the menstrual cycle. Many symptoms are observed during menopause, such as hot flashes, sleep problems, mood disorders, sexual dysfunction, weight gain, and decline in cognitive functioning. Restless legs syndrome is another symptom that can be seen in all periods of a woman's life, but its frequency and severity increases with menopause. Restless legs syndrome is a neurological problem that occurs usually at night with an irresistible urge to move the legs. There are studies reporting that sleep problems, which are a common problem during the menopausal period, worsen with the addition of restless legs syndrome. Restless legs syndrome and sleep problems are two important factors that negatively affect the quality of life of women in the menopausal period. Alternative and complementary therapies are frequently used among the methods used to cope with menopausal symptoms and symptoms triggered by menopause. These methods include hypnosis, body-mind techniques, cognitive behavioral therapies, aromatherapies, and herbal supplements. It is stated that these techniques reduce the stress of women in the menopausal period and are effective in improving their quality of life. One of these methods is progressive muscle relaxation exercise. Progressive muscle relaxation exercise is a systematic practice that aims to provide deep relaxation by exercising large muscle groups in the body along with breathing techniques. There are studies reporting that PCGE is used effectively in coping with menopausal symptoms. This study aims to evaluate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercise on the severity of restless legs syndrome, quality of life and sleep quality related to restless legs syndrome in menopausal women with restless legs syndrome.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 62
• Est. completion date: May 30, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: May 30, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Having entered natural menopause

• At least 1 year has passed since the last menstrual period
• Not having any psychiatric disease
• Not having any communication problems (mental, auditory, visual, etc.)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women not performing post-test applications
• Not doing progressive muscle relaxation exercises twice in a row.
• Wants to quit the research.
• The woman is hospitalized
• Inability to reach women during follow-ups

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Psychomotor Agitation
• Restless Legs Syndrome
• Syndrome

Intervention

Behavioral:
• progressive muscle relaxation exercises
Progressive muscle relaxation exercises (PKGE); 16 large muscles (right hand and forearm, right upper arm, left hand and forearm of left arm, left upper arm, forehead, upper cheek and nose, chin, neck, abdomen, upper right arm, which people can do on their own after learning) leg, right calf, right foot, left upper leg, left thigh and left foot), followed by the contraction and then relaxation and accompanied by deep breathing, is a preferred method for reducing pain, anxiety and depression in individuals.The relaxation will be required to take 10-20 before stretching the next muscle group. In this way, the muscle groups in the hands, arms, neck, shoulder, chest, abdomen, hips, feet and fingers, face and the whole body will be voluntarily stretched and relaxed, and pregnant women will be relieved.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Karabük Training and Research Hospital	Karabük

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Gazi University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Restless Legs Syndrome Severity	Measurements will be made using the RLS Severity Rating Scale. A total score is obtained, with the entire score range varying between 0 and 40; A score between 1-10 indicates mild disease, a score between 11-20 indicates moderate disease, a score between 21-30 indicates severe disease, and a score between 31-40 indicates very severe disease.	Change from Baseline RLS Severity at 8 weeks
Primary	Quality of life associated with restless legs syndrome	Measurements will be made using the Johns Hopkins Restless Leg Syndrome Quality of Life Scale. The lowest score from the scale is 0 and the highest score is 100. As the score obtained from the scale decreases, it indicates that the quality of life associated with restless legs syndrome is poor.	Change from Baseline Quality of Life at 8 weeks
Primary	Quality of sleep associated with restless legs syndrome	Measurements will be made using the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index.A high total score indicates poor sleep quality. Total score is between 0-21. The index does not indicate the presence or frequency of sleep disturbances. However, a PSQI total score of 5 or above indicates poor sleep quality. The cut-off score indicating poor sleep quality is accepted as 5.	Change from Baseline Quality of Life at 8 weeks