An interventional study of Breathing Exercise Training and usual care in Work Stress, sponsored by Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-27.
Sponsored by Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
The purpose of this randomized controlled study is to examine the effect of breathing exercises on compassion fatigue and work stress among emergency department nurses
"This study will be conducted with nurses working in the emergency department. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group receiving breathing exercise training or a control group. Data will be collected using a sociodemographic data form and validated scales measuring work stress and compassion fatigue. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of breathing exercises on work stress and compassion fatigue levels among emergency department nurses."
60 studies on the registry are indexed under Compassion Fatigue; 21 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 64 is close to the median of 64 across 45 interventional studies indexed under Compassion Fatigue.
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32 nurses randomly assigned to the experimental group will receive breathing exercise training. Pre-test and post-test will be conducted to measure compassion fatigue and job stress.
Behavioral: Breathing Exercise Training
32 nurses randomly assigned to the control group will not receive breathing exercise training. Pre-test and post-test will be conducted to measure compassion fatigue and job stress.
Other: usual care
Participants in the experimental group will receive training on proper breathing techniques and breathing exercise methods. Each session will last 30-40 minutes. Sessions will be conducted twice a week for a total of 4 weeks.
No intervention will be applied. Participants in the control group will continue their usual routine.
Compassion Fatigue Score
The level of compassion fatigue among emergency department nurses will be assessed using the Compassion Fatigue Scale, a Likert-type instrument ranging from 1 ("Never") to 10 ("Very Often"). The scale includes two subdimensions: secondary traumatic stress and occupational burnout. Items C, E, H, K, and L assess secondary traumatic stress, while items A, B, D, F, G, I, and M assess occupational burnout. Total scores range from 13 to 130, with higher scores indicating greater levels of compassion fatigue.
Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks
Work Stress Score
Work-related stress among emergency nurses will be measured with the 34-item Nurse Work Stress Scale . The scale has seven subdimensions: uncertainty concerning treatment (items 1-8), workload (items 9-14), patient death (items 15-19), conflict with physicians (items 20-24), conflict with other nurses (items 25-29), inadequate support (items 30-32), and suffering patient (items 33-34). Items are scored on a 4-point Likert scale (1=Never, 2=Sometimes, 3=Often, 4=Very Often). Subdimension reliability ranges from α=0.65 to α=0.89. Total scores are summed; higher scores indicate higher work-related stress.
Time frame: Baseline and 4 weeks after ınvertıon
Plan to share: No
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Start is estimated for Apr 2026; primary completion for May 2026, 1 month later.
Of 27 interventional studies with no phase under Compassion Fatigue, half reached primary completion within 8 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 3 and three quarters within 24. This study's planned 1 month is below that.
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