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Effect of Foot Bath on Pain, Anxiety, Sleep and Comfort Level

NCT06177873 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 108

Last updated 2025-12-11

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Summary

This study was planned and will conducted to determine the effect of hot foot bath on pain, anxiety, sleep and comfort levels in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Research hypotheses H1: A hot foot bath reduces postoperative pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

H2: A hot foot bath reduces postoperative anxiety in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

H3: A hot foot bath improves postoperative sleep in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

H4: A hot foot bath improves postoperative comfort in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Conditions

  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Interventions

OTHER

foot bath

On the morning of surgery, the purpose of the study will be explained to the patients and their written consent will be obtained. Then, Introductory Information Form, STAI and VASS were applied. The pain level of the patients will be evaluated with VAS-Pain 4 hours after the surgery. SAI and VAS-Comfort will be applied to patients with pain level 4 and above. Then, patients in the experimental group will receive a hot water foot bath for 20 minutes. Before the hot water foot bath, patients will be lifted from their beds and placed on the chair in the room. Hot water will be poured into the foot bath tub and the patient will be asked to put his feet in the water. The water level will be adjusted to include the patients ankles. The temperature of the water will be constantly checked with a water thermometer and kept at 41-42 °C. A hot water foot bath will be applied for 20 minutes and then the patients feet will be dried with a towel.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dilek GÜRÇAYIR

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-01-01
Primary Completion
2022-11-30
Completion
2022-11-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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