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Aromatherapy and Foot Massage on Happiness, Sleep Quality, and Fatigue Levels of Patients With Stroke

NCT05403515 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 91

Last updated 2022-06-03

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Summary

Background: Stroke puts important economic and social loads on the society and was reported to be the most important reason for disability throughout the world.

Purpose: The present study aims to experimentally examine the effect of aromatherapy and foot massage on happiness, sleep quality, and fatigue levels of patients with stroke.

Material and method: The present study is a randomized clinical study with a control group. Participants were randomly divided into three groups (foot massage + aromatherapy, aromatherapy, and control). The study was carried out with 91 patients diagnosed with stroke. The data were collected using Sociodemographic Status Survey, Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, Piper Fatigue Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS (IBM SPSS Statistics 24) package program. The results were interpreted using frequency tables and descriptive statistics. Foot massage group was given 30min foot massage sessions (3 days per week) for 4 weeks, whereas foot massage + aromatherapy group was given lavender oil inhaler during the foot massage.

Conditions

  • Stroke, Ischemic

Interventions

OTHER

foot massage

foot massage

OTHER

Foot massage +Aromatherapy group

foot massage and lavender oil inhalation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kevser Sevgi Ü ASLAN · OSMANİYE KORKUT ATA UNİVERSİTY

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-07-01
Primary Completion
2021-08-01
Completion
2021-10-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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