Guided ImageryNCT06855927
The Effect of Guided Imagery on Activity-Specific Balance Confidence, Pain, and Psychological Well-Being
A study testing Guided Imagery in people with Guided Imagery, run by Inonu University.
Trial summary
The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of guided imagery on activity-specific balance confidence, pain, and psychological well-being in elderly orthopedic patients. In the study, guided imagery will be applied by the researchers and will be applied over 2 days for a total of 3 repetitions. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 65 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Guided Imagery
- What is being tested?
- Guided Imagery
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 78 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 15 May 2025to 30 Jul 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 65 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients who are open to communication and collaboration,
- Those who are over 65 years old,
- Those who have a mini-mental test score of 24 and above,
- Those who have the same type of analgesic protocol,
- Those who have a numerical pain score of at least 4 will be included.
Who cannot join
- Patients who have developed any complications,
- Patients who have hearing, vision and perception problems,
- Patients who have been diagnosed with any psychiatric disease,
- Patients who have developed any complications after surgery will be excluded.
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Guided Imagery on Activity-Specific Balance Confidence, Pain, and Psychological Well-Being in Elderly Orthopedic Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of guided imagery on activity-specific balance confidence, pain, and psychological well-being in elderly orthopedic patients. In the study, guided imagery will be applied by the researchers and will be applied over 2 days for a total of 3 repetitions. The study will be conducted in the postoperative period of the patients.
- Conditions
- Guided Imagery
- Being tested
- Guided Imagery
- Keywords
- Orthopedics, Guided Imagery, pain, Psychological Well-Being
- Medical subject headings
- Pain, Psychological Well-Being
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Guided ImageryOther
Also called Dreaming
Guided imagery is a potential healing technique that aims to help individuals mentally visualize positive physical and psychological states.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| The Effect of Guided Imagery in Elderly Orthopedic Patients | Experimental | Guided imagery, which is a mind-body method, allows the patient to relax and feel good. In this way, patients' self-confidence increases. Receives: Other: Guided Imagery |
| Balance Confidence, Pain, and Psychological Well-Being in Elderly Orthopedic Patients | No intervention | No intervention is applied to the patients in this group and the effectiveness of the interventions used on the patients in the other group is measured. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Guided imagery applied to elderly orthopedic patients increases activity-specific balance confidence.
The patient relaxes as a result of guided imagery, activity-specific balance confidence will be measured with the Activity-Specific Balance Confidence Scale. The scale is based on ratings of perceived balance level during different activities of daily living from 0% (no confidence) to 100% (full confidence). The total score ranges from 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate greater confidence. The intervention will be evaluated 3 times. 39 patients will be measured in the touch group.
Measured: 100 minutes
Guided imagery applied to elderly orthopedic patients reduces pain levels.
The patient is relaxed as a result of guided imagery, the pain value will be measured with a verbal pain scale. On this scale, 0 describes the absence of pain, while 10 describes the highest level of pain, which is unbearable. Higher scores indicate more pain. The intervention will be evaluated 3 times. 39 patients will be measured in the touch group.
Measured: 100 minutes
Guided imagery applied to elderly orthopedic patients increases psychological well-being.
The patient relaxes as a result of guided imagery, and the level of psychological well-being will be measured with the Psychological Well-being Scale. The total scale score varies between 8 and 56. As the total scale score increases, the level of psychological well-being also increases. The intervention will be evaluated 3 times. 39 patients will be measured in the touch group.
Measured: 100 minutes
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted4 Mar 2025
- Study start15 May 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion30 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Jul 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Guided ImageryStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Inonu UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 78 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Inonu University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Neslihan Söylemez, PhD, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
- Investigators
- Adile Bozkurt Tonguç, PhD, Study chair, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06855927
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
- Status last verified
- Apr 2025
- First submitted
- 25 Feb 2025
- Last updated
- 1 May 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 May 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Guided Imagery on Activity-Specific Balance Confidence, Pain, and Psychological Well-Being in Elderly Orthopedic Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06855927
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
- Conditions
- Guided Imagery
- Keywords
- Orthopedics, Guided Imagery, pain, Psychological Well-Being
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 78 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Inonu UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 May 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Jul 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 4 Mar 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of guided imagery on activity-specific balance confidence, pain, and psychological well-being in elderly orthopedic patients. In the study, guided imagery will be applied by the researchers and will be applied over 2 days for a total of 3 repetitions. The study will be conducted in the postoperative period of the patients.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| The Effect of Guided Imagery in Elderly Orthopedic Patients | Experimental | Other: Guided ImageryGuided imagery, which is a mind-body method, allows the patient to relax and feel good. In this way, patients' self-confidence increases. |
| Balance Confidence, Pain, and Psychological Well-Being in Elderly Orthopedic Patients | No intervention | –No intervention is applied to the patients in this group and the effectiveness of the interventions used on the patients in the other group is measured. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 65 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Patients who are open to communication and collaboration,
- Those who are over 65 years old,
- Those who have a mini-mental test score of 24 and above,
- Those who have the same type of analgesic protocol,
- Those who have a numerical pain score of at least 4 will be included.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Patients who have developed any complications,
- Patients who have hearing, vision and perception problems,
- Patients who have been diagnosed with any psychiatric disease,
- Patients who have developed any complications after surgery will be excluded.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Guided ImageryAlso: DreamingGuided imagery is a potential healing technique that aims to help individuals mentally visualize positive physical and psychological states. | Other | The Effect of Guided Imagery in Elderly Orthopedic Patients |
Primary outcome
Guided imagery applied to elderly orthopedic patients increases activity-specific balance confidence.
Time frame: 100 minutes
The patient relaxes as a result of guided imagery, activity-specific balance confidence will be measured with the Activity-Specific Balance Confidence Scale. The scale is based on ratings of perceived balance level during different activities of daily living from 0% (no confidence) to 100% (full confidence). The total score ranges from 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate greater confidence. The intervention will be evaluated 3 times. 39 patients will be measured in the touch group.
Guided imagery applied to elderly orthopedic patients reduces pain levels.
Time frame: 100 minutes
The patient is relaxed as a result of guided imagery, the pain value will be measured with a verbal pain scale. On this scale, 0 describes the absence of pain, while 10 describes the highest level of pain, which is unbearable. Higher scores indicate more pain. The intervention will be evaluated 3 times. 39 patients will be measured in the touch group.
Guided imagery applied to elderly orthopedic patients increases psychological well-being.
Time frame: 100 minutes
The patient relaxes as a result of guided imagery, and the level of psychological well-being will be measured with the Psychological Well-being Scale. The total scale score varies between 8 and 56. As the total scale score increases, the level of psychological well-being also increases. The intervention will be evaluated 3 times. 39 patients will be measured in the touch group.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 1 May 2025.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Adile Bozkurt Tonguç, PhD study chair
Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Guided Imagery in people with Guided Imagery, run by Inonu University.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 May 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Neslihan SÖYLEMEZ, PhD (+905316970230, neslihan.percins@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Guided imagery applied to elderly orthopedic patients increases activity-specific balance confidence. (time frame: 100 minutes). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 May 2025.