The Effects of Receiving Warm Footbath With Lavender Essential Oil on Sleep and Comfort

Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital94 enrolled

Overview

Purposes: Describe the background information and clinical characteristics of respirator-dependent patients, verify the sleep and comfort effects of respirator-dependent patients whether or not they receive a lavender essential oil warm water foot bath, and compare changes of the sleep, comfort, heartbeat, and blood pressure in respirator-dependent patients before and after receiving a lavender essential oil warm water foot bath.

Methods: This study is a randomized clinical trial. It adopts a two-group crossover design trial and block randomly assigns groups after gender stratification. The experimental group first received a foot bath with lavender essential oil at 41-42C warm water for 20 minutes for 3 days, then rested for 3 days, and then received routine care for 3 days; the control group first received routine care for 3 days, then rested for 3 days, and then received lavender essential oil 41-42C warm water foot bath for 20 minutes for 3 days. The measurement tools used self-made structured questionnaires, the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire （RCSQ）, Numerical Rating of Comfort （NRC）, and heartbeat and blood pressure monitors. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, Chi-square and Fisher's exact correction tests, unpaired t tests and repeated measures ANOVA inferential statistical analysis.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Sleep Quality Comfort

Interventions

experimental groupOTHER

first received a foot bath with lavender essential oil at 41-42C warm water for 20 minutes for 3 days, then rested for 3 days, and then received routine care for 3 days

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 45 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who have been using a ventilator for 21 days or more * Individuals aged 45 years or older * Clear consciousness and the ability to compare hands or hold a pen, with proficiency in Mandarin or Taiwanese communication * Willingness to participate in the study after receiving an explanation of the research purpose Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with severe mental illness * Those with cognitive impairments * Severe visual or hearing impairments * History of lower limb venous thrombosis * Amputation or inflammation in the lower limbs * Muscle contractures in the lower limbs * Peripheral neuropathy * Allergic history related to essential oils

Locations (1)

Hsu Mei-Lian

Chiayi City, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire

0-100mm

Time frame: day 1 and implementation of interventions

Secondary Outcomes

Numerical Rating of Comfort

0-10 points

Time frame: day1and implementation of interventions

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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