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PRMNURSEProgressive Muscle Relaxation Impact on Nursing Students' Mental Health and Biopsychosocial Responses

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Study Aim

This study investigates how Progressive Muscle Relaxation affects nursing students' mental health and biopsychosocial responses. We will measure changes in depression, anxiety, and stress levels before and after a 4-week intervention using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale - 21.

What is being tested

Progressive relaxation exercise

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Who is being recruted

Psychological Well-Being+9

+ Anxiety Disorders

+ Behavior

+7 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Supportive Care Study

Interventional
Study Start: January 2025
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Summary

Principal SponsorOndokuz Mayıs University
Last updated: March 13, 2026
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Study start date: January 1, 2025

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

Nursing students often deal with academic stress, emotional challenges, and clinical duties, which can result in psychological issues like depression, anxiety, stress, and worries about their future. These issues can impact their overall well-being and professional abilities. The study explores the use of progressive muscle relaxation exercises (PMRE), a recognized method for reducing muscle tension, managing stress, and improving emotional control, to help nursing students manage these challenges. This study, conducted between June 2024 and June 2025, involves nursing students who are randomly assigned to either an experimental group that receives PMRE or a control group. The impact of PMRE is measured using a pre-test-post-test design, with tools like the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), the Future Orientation Scale, and the Biopsychosocial Response Scale for Nursing Students. The primary outcome of interest is the change in depression, anxiety, and stress levels, as measured by the DASS-21 scale at the beginning and end of the 4-week intervention period.

Official TitleEffects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Future Attitudes, and Biopsychosocial Responses in Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT07038109
Principal SponsorOndokuz Mayıs University
Last updated: March 13, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

104 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Supportive Care Study

These studies explore ways to improve comfort and daily life for people living with a condition. They may focus on easing symptoms, reducing treatment side effects, or supporting overall well-being.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Healthy volunteers allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Psychological Well-BeingAnxiety DisordersBehaviorMental DisordersBehavioral SymptomsDepressionNeurologic ManifestationsPersonal SatisfactionPsychophysiologic DisordersSigns and SymptomsStress, PsychologicalPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Criteria

2 inclusion criteria required to participate
Being registered in the Department of Nursing
Voluntary consent to participate in the study
5 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Having joint or muscle pain, or any condition that may interfere with performing relaxation exercises
Having a diagnosis of cancer or any chronic disease
Having a psychiatric disorder that may interfere with obtaining valid results from the study (e.g., major depressive disorder, severe anxiety disorders, serious psychiatric conditions)
Currently receiving antidepressant, anxiolytic, or similar psychiatric treatment
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Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
A structured progressive muscle relaxation program based on Jacobson's technique was implemented. The intervention lasted four weeks, with participants practicing three times per week in 45-minute sessions. The exercises were initially demonstrated in person by the researcher to ensure correct technique. Subsequently, participants followed pre-recorded audio instructions during each session to maintain consistency. The intervention aimed to reduce psychological symptoms and support biopsychosocial well-being in nursing students.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Suspended

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Samsun, Turkey (Türkiye)Open Ondokuz Mayıs University in Google Maps
CompletedOne Study Center