THE EFFECT OF AROMATHERAPY FOOT BATHS ON CANCER PATIENTS

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT07721168

Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University70 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this randomised clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of aromatherapy-infused foot baths on pain, sleep quality, and fatigue in cancer patients. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * Is an aromatherapy foot bath effective in reducing pain in cancer patients? * Is an aromatherapy foot bath effective in improving sleep quality in cancer patients? * Is an aromatherapy foot bath effective in reducing fatigue in cancer patients? The experimental group will receive a total of 5 sessions of aromatherapy foot baths, each lasting 20 minutes per day for 5 days, administered by the researcher. The control group will receive only routine care without any treatment. Before and after all treatments are completed, participants will be given and asked to complete the Hirai Cancer Fatigue Scale, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Numerical Pain Scale. The pain, fatigue, and sleep quality scores of the experimental and control groups will then be compared.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Patients Diagnosed With Cancer

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over 18 years of age, * Conscious (Glasgow coma scale: 15 points) * No diagnosis of mental illness * No respiratory distress * No diagnosis of respiratory system disorder * Patients who agree to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under 18 years of age, * Patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale score below 15 points, * Patients with a diagnosis of mental illness, * Patients with respiratory distress, * Patients with a diagnosis of respiratory system disease, * Patients with hemiplegia or paraplegia, * Patients who refused to participate in the study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Hirai Cancer Fatigue Scale

The scale has a minimum score of 15 and a maximum score of 75. Higher scores indicate increased fatigue, while lower scores indicate decreased fatigue.

Time frame: Baseline and day 5

Numerical Pain Scale

Participants will be asked to rate the intensity of their pain on a scale of 0 (no pain) to 10 (most severe pain). A higher score indicates increasing pain.

Time frame: Baseline and day 5

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

The total score ranges from 0 to 21. A total score higher than 5 indicates poor sleep quality.

Time frame: Baseline and day 5

THE EFFECT OF AROMATHERAPY FOOT BATHS ON CANCER PATIENTS

Overview

Conditions

Interventions

Eligibility

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

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