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Foot Bath and Chemotherapy Induced Fatigue

NCT04663178 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2023-09-28

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Summary

Background: In a limited number of studies conducted with the participation of cancer patients, it has been reported that warm water bath may be beneficial for management of cancer-related fatigue.

Objective: This experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effect of warm salt water foot bath applied to reduce the chemotherapy-induced fatigue.

Interventions/Methods: Seventy-nine patients who were experiencing moderate or higher level of fatigue were included in this study conducted between November 2017-February 2018. 42 of the patients were assigned to the experimental group and 37 patients were assigned to the control group. A training booklet about chemotherapy-induced fatigue were given to all patients. In addition, the experimental group was asked to perform 20-minute warm salt water application to their feet for a week after the treatment by explaining and showing the video prepared about the preparation and practice of warm salt water foot bath. Subsequently, the patients were called by phone every day for one week to record their fatigue levels.

Results: The 7-day fatigue course of both groups was similar. However the physical, emotional, affective and cognitive distress related to fatigue decreased in the experimental group but did not decrease in the control group.

Conclusion: The warm salt water footbath may be an effective approach in enhancing fatigue related quality of life. However, it is needed to conduct more comprehensive studies to express the effectiveness.

Implications to Practice: Nurses can propose the use of the warm salt water footbath in the management of chemotherapy induced fatigue.

Keywords: Chemotherapy Induced Fatigue, Warm salt water foot bath

Conditions

  • Chemotherapeutic Toxicity
  • Chemotherapy-induced Fatigue

Interventions

OTHER

Warm Salt Water Foot Bath

A training booklet about chemotherapy-induced fatigue + 20-minute warm salt water application to their feet for a week after the treatment by explaining and showing the video prepared about the preparation and practice of warm salt water foot bath.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ferda AKYUZ OZDEMIR · IUC Florence Nıghtingale Nursing Faculty

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-11-15
Primary Completion
2018-02-28
Completion
2018-02-28

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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