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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Nursing Students

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kilis 7 Aralık University

Kilis, Center, 79100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

4-7-8 Breathing Exercise Training

Behavioral

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.

Primary outcomes

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

Time frame: 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.

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Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Uğur Doğan

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Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2024
Study completion: 2024
First posted: Oct 26, 2023
Registry last updated: Apr 25, 2024

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