The Effect of 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise Training on Sleep Quality

Sponsor

Uğur Doğan (Other)

Overall Status

Not yet recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT06103344

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Arms

Anticipated Duration (Days)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Research; it will be carried out Kilis 7 Aralik University Yusuf Serefoglu Health Sciences Faculty, Department of Nursing. The training will take approximately 20 minutes in an empty classroom and will be planned when the students' classes finish. Thus, educational activities in the institution will not be disrupted. Participants will be asked to do the taught exercise in half an hour before going to sleep every evening during the research period (4 weeks). Training will begin when the determined number of samples is reached. The training will be terminated when the 4-week research period determined to see the effect of the application expires.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Nursing Students	Behavioral: 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise Training	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

66 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Prevention

Official Title:

The Effect of 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise Training Given to Nursing Students on Sleep Quality: A Randomized-controlled Study

Anticipated Study Start Date :

Nov 6, 2023

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Dec 1, 2023

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Dec 1, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Intervention	Behavioral: 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise Training Participants in the intervention group will be taught 4-7-8 breathing exercises collectively, and the training will be repeated on specified days (twice a week for a total of 4 weeks). During the training, it will be checked whether each participant in the intervention group can perform the breathing exercise correctly and feedback will be given. Participants who fail to implement the exercise will be excluded from the study. 4-7-8 breathing exercise training, prepared in accordance with the literature, will be given by the assistant researcher who has training and certification in breathing exercises. Training will be planned in an empty classroom, for approximately 20 minutes and at the students' end time. Thus, educational activities in the institution will not be disrupted.
No Intervention: Control

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Intervention

Behavioral: 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise Training

Participants in the intervention group will be taught 4-7-8 breathing exercises collectively, and the training will be repeated on specified days (twice a week for a total of 4 weeks). During the training, it will be checked whether each participant in the intervention group can perform the breathing exercise correctly and feedback will be given. Participants who fail to implement the exercise will be excluded from the study. 4-7-8 breathing exercise training, prepared in accordance with the literature, will be given by the assistant researcher who has training and certification in breathing exercises. Training will be planned in an empty classroom, for approximately 20 minutes and at the students' end time. Thus, educational activities in the institution will not be disrupted.

No Intervention: Control

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [This measurement will be repeated at the beginning of the study and at the end of the 4th week.]
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index evaluates sleep quality in the last month, contains a total of 24 questions.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

N/A and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Volunteer
Studying in a nursing undergraduate program
There is no condition that prevents nasal breathing (such as septal deviation)
No known chronic sleeping disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

No studying in a nursing undergraduate program
There is condition that prevents nasal breathing (such as septal deviation)
Having any chronic sleeping disorder

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

Uğur Doğan

Investigators

Study Chair: Uğur Doğan, PhD, Kilis 7 Aralik University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Uğur Doğan, Assistant Professor, Kilis 7 Aralik University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT06103344

Other Study ID Numbers:

Kilis7AralikU-02

First Posted:

Oct 26, 2023

Last Update Posted:

Oct 31, 2023

Last Verified:

Oct 1, 2023

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 31, 2023