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The Effects on Sleep qualıty and fatıgue Level of Foot Bath

NCT05668247 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2022-12-29

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Summary

Aims and objectives: To determine the effect of foot bath on sleep quality and fatigue level in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Background: İnsomnia and fatigue are one of the most common symptoms in people with COPD and adversely affects their activities of daily living.

Design: This study was conducted as a nonrandomized controlled trial. Methods:The study sample comprised 70 patients who met the inclusion criteria.Data were collected with Patient Information Form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Piper Fatigue Scale. Intervention group; The 30-day foot bath was administered for 10 minutes before bedtime, while no control was performed in the control group. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PUKI) and the Piper Fatigue Scale were administered in both groups at the beginning of the service (first follow-up) and four weeks later (second follow-up) at the outpatient clinic.

Conclusions: The foot bath by individuals with COPD was determined to significantly improve the participants'levels sleep quality and fatigue.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

FOOT BATH

In general, foot bath is a type of relaxation and care performed by putting feet in water. Feet, as the organs carrying the whole body weight are the body parts where fatigue is felt most. In this study, a specially designed foot bath bucket was used in order to apply foot bath for the patients in the experimental group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • TC Erciyes University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Sevil Şahin

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-05
Primary Completion
2018-04-05
Completion
2018-04-05

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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Diseases

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