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The Effects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Pain Intensity, Pain Catastrophizing, and Quality of Life in Patients With End Stage Renal Disease: A Randomized Controlled Study
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Control Group for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Completed, enrolled 104 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Background: Patients with chronic end-stage renal disease (ESRD) commonly experience chronic pain, which significantly impair their quality of life. This pain is often exacerbated by maladaptive cognitive appraisals, in particular pain catastrophizing. This study investigated the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) on pain intensity, pain catastrophizing, and health-related quality of life on patients undergoing with ESRD. Methods: This randomized controlled parallel study was conducted in a governmental hospital in Jordan in 2024. Participants (N= 104) were randomly assigned to an experimental group offered five sessions of 30 minutes of PMR per week over a total period of five weeks and a control group, which receives standard treatment. The outcomes were measured by Arabic validated scales such as the Pain Catastrophizing Scale, Numerical Pain Rating Scale and the Renal Disease Quality of Life questionnaire at baseline and the end of the intervention.
Study Details
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Interventions
This intervention involves five weekly 30-minute sessions of Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) based on the ABC relaxation theory. The PMR protocol developed by Smith (2005) involve tense-and-release exercises for 11 different muscle groups, including hands, arms, sides, back, shoulders, face, neck, stomach, chest, legs, and feet. For five to ten seconds, each muscle group is contracted, and for twenty to thirty seconds, it is relaxed. The sensations of stress and relaxation were the participants' main concern. To release any residual tension, they looked at each muscle group after the workout. With the exception of the time needed for measurements and instructions, the entire operation took roughly thirty minutes.
The control group received no intervention from the researcher during the study. However, following the intervention, the control group participants were given the audio recordings of the intervention protocol along with an explanation of them.