Effect of Foot Bath on Pain, Anxiety, Sleep and Comfort Level
NCT ID: NCT06177873
Last Updated: 2025-12-11
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
108 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-01-01
2022-11-30
Brief Summary
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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.
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Detailed Description
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Hot application is one of the effective, cheap and easy-to-use non-pharmacological methods in relieving pain. Hot applications can be made as dry hot, local wet and general wet applications. Foot bath with hot water is one of the non-pharmacological methods that nurses can apply to relieve post-operative patients; pain, reduce anxiety and stress levels, relax muscles and improve sleep quality. There are studies in the literature showing that heat application reduces pain levels and improves sleep quality in different patient groups. In the study of Aghamohammadi et al., it was found that a 20-minute hot foot bath applied to women in menopause improved sleep quality. In the study of Han et al., it was found that hot foot bath with aromatherapy applied to patients with edema in the lower extremities significantly reduced pain and edema. In the study of Soonyoung and Myoungjin, it was determined that hot water foot bath applied to patients who underwent hand replantation reduced the pain of the patients. In another study, hand and foot baths after cesarean section were effective in reducing the pain of patients. When the literature was examined, no study was found examining the effect of hot foot bath on anxiety, pain, sleep and comfort levels after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. In this context, this study was planned and conducted to determine the effect of hot foot bath on pain, anxiety, sleep and comfort levels in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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intervention group
Hot water foot bath will applied to intervention group.
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.
control group
Patients in the control group will not have a hot water foot bath and the scales will be applied at the same hours as the patients in the experimental group.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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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.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patients did not have any psychological disorders, cancer, hypertension or heart disease and did not use any medication related to these diseases
* Patients used the same type of analgesic for pain control in the postoperative period,
* Patients had a VAS pain level of 4 or above, had no foot pain
* Patients who did not have wounds, infections or infectious diseases
* Patients who did not develop any complications before, during and after surgery were
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients who had drains were not included in the study.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Dilek GÜRÇAYIR
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Dilek GÜRÇAYIR
Assistant professor
Locations
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Atatürk University
Erzurum, Yakutiye, Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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501100004951
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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