The Effect of Hot Foot Bath on Sleep Quality and Fatigue
ConditionHepatitis B
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20-80
SponsorUludag University
About this trial
This study will be conducted to investigate the effects of hot foot baths on patients' sleep quality and fatigue severity levels.The study will be conducted in the Gastroenterology clinic of a university hospital in Türkiye. The research sample will consist of 60 adult patients. Patients will be randomly divided into two groups: the intervention and control groups. The intervention group will receive hot foot baths for three consecutive nights starting from the second day of hospitalization. The foot bath will be applied one hour before the patient goes to bed at night. The foot tub will be filled with hot water to approximately 20 cm above the patient's ankle and the temperature of the water will be measured with a water thermometer. The temperature of the water will be kept stable at 41-42°C. This application will be done for 20 minutes. The sleep and fatigue levels of the patients will be measured with measurement tools in the morning (3 times) following each application. No application will be applied to the control group, and sleep and fatigue levels will be measured in a similar manner to the measurement tools applied to the intervention group and the application days.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
being over the age of 18,
having no disorder which could affect pain perception,
having no communication problem, and voluntarily agreeing to participate in the research,
Having been admitted to the clinic at least 24 hours ago,
Disqualifiers
being under the age of 18
not being conscious, refusing to participate in the research or opting to leave the study at any point,
Having a problem with vital signs before the application,
Having a diagnosed sleep disorder.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Hot foot bath application group
Other interventionThe intervention group will receive hot foot baths for three consecutive nights starting from the second day of hospitalization. The foot bath will be applied one hour before the patient goes to bed at night. The foot tub will be filled with hot water to approximately 20 cm above the patient's ankle and the temperature of the water will be measured with a water thermometer. The temperature of the water will be kept stable at 41-42°C. This application will be done for 20 minutes. The sleep and fatigue levels of the patients will be measured with measurement tools in the morning (3 times) following each application.
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Hot foot bath application groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Control groupNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
fatigue severity in score (0-10)
Brief Fatigue Inventory: Scoring ranges from "0" to "10", with "0" indicating no effect and "10" indicating the highest level of effect. The general fatigue score is calculated by dividing the total score of items 1, 2 and 3 by 3, and the effect score of fatigue on daily living activities is calculated by dividing the total score of items 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e and 4f by 6. A score of "0" obtained from the KYE indicates no fatigue, "1-3" indicates low fatigue, "4-6" indicates moderate fatigue, "7-9" indicates high fatigue and "10" indicates the highest level of effe
Time frame
4 months2
Sleep Quality in score
Sleep Quality Scale: It consists of a total of 18 items. It includes items related to the sleep process and sleep satisfaction.
Time frame
4 monthsSecondary outcomes
1
weight
weight in kilograms
Time frame
4 monthsLocations
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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