Breathe easy: relaxation exercise may ease fear after knee surgery
NCT ID NCT07035496
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether Benson's relaxation exercise, a simple technique involving deep breathing and focusing on a meaningful word, could reduce anxiety and fear of movement (kinesiophobia) in 64 people who had total knee replacement. Participants practiced the exercise, and researchers measured their anxiety and fear levels. The goal was to see if this easy, non-drug method could help improve recovery after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Benson's relaxation exercise
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help people feel less anxious and less afraid of moving after knee replacement surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 64 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and relaxation exercises may not work for all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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64 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
* Patients 18-75 years of age * Patients undergoing knee arthroplasty * Patients who do not have communication problems, who are conscious and able to answer questions, and who do not have any disorder/disease affecting their decision-making ability (dementia, Alzheimer's, etc.) * Patients who do not have psychiatric disorders such as anxiety disorder, panic attacks, depression and are not receiving psychiatric treatment such as antipsychotics/anxiolytics. * Without Muscle Disease, * Patients who volunteered to participate in the study. * Patients who understand the study content and voluntarily sign the informed consent form for the study will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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