ParentPMR-PANCT07797608
Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Parental Anxiety
A study testing Progressive Muscle Relaxation in people with Parent and Anxiety, run by Akdeniz University.
Trial summary
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercises on anxiety levels among parents who are the primary caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer and receiving inpatient treatment. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- What is being tested?
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 112 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 15 Aug 2026to 20 Jul 2027
- 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 Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Being the parent and primary caregiver of a child diagnosed with cancer
- The child having been diagnosed with cancer within the previous 12 months
- The child currently receiving inpatient treatment in the study clinic
- Being able to communicate without hearing or speech-related barriers
- Being able to understand and answer the study questions
- Providing written informed consent
Who cannot join
- Not meeting any of the inclusion criteria
- Withdrawing consent at any time
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises on Anxiety Among Parents of Children With Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercises on anxiety levels among parents who are the primary caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer and receiving inpatient treatment. A total of 112 parents will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. Parents in the intervention group will participate in researcher-led progressive muscle relaxation sessions. Anxiety will be assessed using the State Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I). The study will be conducted at the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Clinic of Akdeniz University Hospital in Antalya, Türkiye.
Read the detailed description
Parents of children diagnosed with cancer may experience substantial anxiety throughout their child's diagnosis and treatment. Progressive muscle relaxation is a nonpharmacological technique involving the systematic tensing and relaxing of major muscle groups combined with deep breathing. Eligible parents will be randomly allocated in equal numbers to the intervention or control group using a computer-generated randomization sequence. The intervention will be delivered individually in a private clinical education room. Participants will progressively tense and relax the muscles of the face, neck, shoulders, chest, abdomen, legs, and feet. Each muscle group will be tensed for 5 seconds and relaxed for 10 seconds while participants practice deep breathing and visualize a wave of relaxation throughout the body. Anxiety will be assessed using the State Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I), and changes in anxiety scores will be compared between the groups.
- Conditions
- Parent, Anxiety, Cancer, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Nursing
- Being tested
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation
- Keywords
- Parent, Anxiety, Cancer, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Nursing
- Medical subject headings
- Anxiety Disorders, Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Progressive Muscle RelaxationBehavioural
Participants will receive routine clinical care and will not participate in progressive muscle relaxation sessions during the study period.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Progressive Muscle Relaxation | Experimental | Participants will receive two individual progressive muscle relaxation sessions in a private clinical education room over two weeks. Each session will last approximately 15 minutes and will be conducted once weekly. Receives: Behavioral: Progressive Muscle Relaxation |
| Control | No intervention | Participants in the control group will receive routine care provided by the clinic and will not participate in progressive muscle relaxation sessions during the study period. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in State Anxiety
State anxiety will be measured using the State Anxiety subscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S). The subscale contains 20 items and yields a total score ranging from 20 to 80. Higher scores indicate higher state anxiety.
Measured: 2 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted1 Sep 2026
- Study start15 Aug 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion20 Jul 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion20 Jul 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for ParentStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Akdeniz 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
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 112 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Akdeniz University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Duygu ALTUNTAŞ, Akdeniz University
- Investigators
- Duygu Altuntaş, PhD, Principal investigator, Akdeniz University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07797608
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- TBAEK-976
- Acronym
- PMR-PA
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 10 Aug 2026
- Last updated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 9 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises on Anxiety Among Parents of Children With Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07797608
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PMR-PA / TBAEK-976
- Conditions
- Parent, Anxiety, Cancer, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Nursing
- Keywords
- Parent, Anxiety, Cancer, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Nursing
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 112 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Akdeniz UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Aug 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 20 Jul 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 20 Jul 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 1 Sep 2026 (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.
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercises on anxiety levels among parents who are the primary caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer and receiving inpatient treatment. A total of 112 parents will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. Parents in the intervention group will participate in researcher-led progressive muscle relaxation sessions. Anxiety will be assessed using the State Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I). The study will be conducted at the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Clinic of Akdeniz University Hospital in Antalya, Türkiye.
Detailed description
Parents of children diagnosed with cancer may experience substantial anxiety throughout their child's diagnosis and treatment. Progressive muscle relaxation is a nonpharmacological technique involving the systematic tensing and relaxing of major muscle groups combined with deep breathing. Eligible parents will be randomly allocated in equal numbers to the intervention or control group using a computer-generated randomization sequence. The intervention will be delivered individually in a private clinical education room. Participants will progressively tense and relax the muscles of the face, neck, shoulders, chest, abdomen, legs, and feet. Each muscle group will be tensed for 5 seconds and relaxed for 10 seconds while participants practice deep breathing and visualize a wave of relaxation throughout the body. Anxiety will be assessed using the State Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I), and changes in anxiety scores will be compared between the groups.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Progressive Muscle Relaxation | Experimental | Behavioral: Progressive Muscle RelaxationParticipants will receive two individual progressive muscle relaxation sessions in a private clinical education room over two weeks. Each session will last approximately 15 minutes and will be conducted once weekly. |
| Control | No intervention | –Participants in the control group will receive routine care provided by the clinic and will not participate in progressive muscle relaxation sessions during the study period. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Being the parent and primary caregiver of a child diagnosed with cancer
- The child having been diagnosed with cancer within the previous 12 months
- The child currently receiving inpatient treatment in the study clinic
- Being able to communicate without hearing or speech-related barriers
- Being able to understand and answer the study questions
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Not meeting any of the inclusion criteria
- Withdrawing consent at any time
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Progressive Muscle RelaxationParticipants will receive routine clinical care and will not participate in progressive muscle relaxation sessions during the study period. | Behavioural | Progressive Muscle Relaxation |
Primary outcome
Change in State Anxiety
Time frame: 2 weeks
State anxiety will be measured using the State Anxiety subscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S). The subscale contains 20 items and yields a total score ranging from 20 to 80. Higher scores indicate higher state anxiety.
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 9 Sep 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
Duygu Altuntaş, PhD principal investigator
Akdeniz University
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Progressive Muscle Relaxation in people with Parent and Anxiety, run by Akdeniz 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 6 inclusion and 2 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 9 Sep 2026. 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?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in State Anxiety (time frame: 2 weeks). 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 9 Sep 2026.