Information and Progressive Relaxation Exercises

This study was planned to determine the effect of information and progressive relaxation exercises before planned cesarean section on surgical fear, anxiety, postpartum comfort and pain levels.The research will be conducted in experimental design. The research will begin after receiving written permission from Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University Ethics Committee, Niğde Provincial Health Directorate and Ömer Halisdemir Training and Research Hospital. Pregnant women who are between the ages of 18-35, who are on Primigravida, who apply for a planned cesarean section, who have a live single pregnancy, and who are planned for spinal anesthesia will be included in the study. Before starting the research, the study will begin by obtaining institutional permissions and written permission from the pregnant women. Pre-Assessment Form, Personal Information Form, State Anxiety Scale, Surgical Fear Scale, Postpartum Comfort Scale will be used to collect data. The data will be evaluated on a computer using the IBM SPSS Statistics 24 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences for Windows) package program. Appropriate statistical analyzes will be used to evaluate the data.

NCT Number	NCT06708585
Lead Sponsor	Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
Conditions	Caesarean Section, Fear, Anxiety, Pain
Enrollment	68 participants
Start Date	2024-09-19
Primary Completion	2025-02-20 (estimated)
Study Completion	2025-03-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2024-11-27