The Effect of Face Hand Fan Application on Dyspnea

NCT ID: NCT06265831

Last Updated: 2024-06-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 61 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-04-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-06-30

Brief Summary

Diagnosing and managing dyspnea in patients with COPD is very important. Although pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods are used in the management of dyspnea, it is recommended that pharmacological methods be supported by non-pharmacological methods. Hand fan application, which is one of the non-pharmacological methods used in dyspnea management, provides an increase in self-efficacy in patients in addition to the stimulation of cold air flow to the trigeminal nerve branches, mucosa and skin. Although there are studies reporting that applying cold air to the face with a hand fan is effective in reducing the severity of dyspnea in different patient groups, the number of studies examining the effectiveness of applying cold air to the face with a hand fan in patients with COPD is quite limited. This project was planned to determine the effect of applying cold air to the face with a fan on the severity of dyspnea and quality of life in COPD patients.

Detailed Description

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic disease with a high incidence both in our country and around the world. Dyspnea is one of the common problems in COPD patients. Dyspnea is an important symptom that limits patients' physical mobility, causes psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, and panic, and negatively affects their quality of life. Therefore, it is very important to diagnose and manage dyspnea in patients with COPD. Although pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods are used in the management of dyspnea, it is recommended that pharmacological methods be supported by non-pharmacological methods. Hand fan application, which is one of the non-pharmacological methods used in dyspnea management, provides an increase in self-efficacy in patients in addition to the stimulation of cold airflow to the trigeminal nerve branches, mucosa, and skin. Although there are studies reporting that applying cold air to the face with a hand fan is effective in reducing the severity of dyspnea in different patient groups, the number of studies examining the effectiveness of applying cold air to the face with a hand fan in patients with COPD is quite limited. This project was planned to determine the effect of applying cold air to the face with a fan on the severity of dyspnea and quality of life in COPD patients.

Method: The research was planned as a randomized, controlled experimental design. The population of the research consists of patients treated with a diagnosis of COPD in Bartın State Hospital Chest Diseases Service. Considering the data obtained from a similar study, the sample was calculated as 64 patients in the intervention group and 64 patients in the control group, for a total of 128 patients. Data will be collected using the Descriptive Information Form, Vital Signs Form, Modified Borg Scale, and Saint George Respiratory Questionnaire.

Data will be collected by researchers through face-to-face interviews with COPD patients treated at Bartın State Hospital Chest Diseases Service. Patients receiving treatment with a diagnosis of COPD will be randomized into intervention and control groups. In the control group, the Patient Diagnosis Form, Vital Signs Form, Modified Borg Scale, and Saint George Respiratory Questionnaire Form will be filled in at the first interview. The clinic's routine care protocol will be applied to the patients in the control group, and the researchers will fill out a vital signs form every day for 7 days, and the patients will be followed up. At the first meeting of the intervention group, the Patient Identification Form, Vital Signs Form, Modified Borg Scale, and Saint George Respiratory Questionnaire Form will be filled out. Afterward, training will be given (accompanied by an academic advisor) on how to apply cold air to the face with a hand fan (3 times a day for 5 minutes) for dyspnea management. Additionally, patients will be given a hand-fan application brochure. The researchers will monitor the patient every day for a week (7 days), fill out the vital signs form, and the final test will be administered by the researchers on the 8th day.

Conditions

COPD

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Hand-fan application to the face

At the first meeting of the hand-fan application to the face group, the Patient Identification Form, Vital Signs Form, Modified Borg Scale, and Saint George Respiratory Questionnaire Form will be filled out. Afterward, training will be given (accompanied by an academic advisor) on how to apply cold air to the face with a hand fan (3 times a day for 5 minutes) for dyspnea management. Additionally, patients will be given a hand-fan application brochure. The researchers will monitor the patient every day for a week (7 days), fill out the vital signs form, and the final test will be administered by the researchers on the 8th day.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Hand-fan application to the face

Intervention Type: OTHER

Hand fan application is one of the applications recommended in managing dyspnea in evidence-based guidelines. Hand fan application effectively reduces shortness of breath by stimulating cold airflow to the 2nd and 3rd trigeminal nerve branches, mucosa, and skin.

Standard care group

In the standard care group, the Patient Diagnosis Form, Vital Signs Form, Modified Borg Scale, and Saint George Respiratory Questionnaire Form will be filled in at the first interview. The clinic's routine care protocol will be applied to the patients in the control group, and the researchers will fill out a vital signs form every day for a week, and the patients will be followed up.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Hand-fan application to the face

Hand fan application is one of the applications recommended in managing dyspnea in evidence-based guidelines. Hand fan application effectively reduces shortness of breath by stimulating cold airflow to the 2nd and 3rd trigeminal nerve branches, mucosa, and skin.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Having been diagnosed with COPD at least 6 months ago,
• Being over 18 years of age,
• No open wounds on the face for any reason,
• Lung cancer, tuberculosis, asthma etc. absence of other respiratory system diseases,
• Not having a hearing or speech impairment,
• Not having a cognitive disability
• Volunteering to participate in the research.

Exclusion Criteria

• Being diagnosed with COPD less than 6 months ago,
• Being under 18 years of age,
• Having an open wound on the face for any reason,
• Lung cancer, tuberculosis, asthma etc. Having other respiratory system diseases,
• Having hearing and speech impairment,
• Having a cognitive disability
• Not volunteering to participate in the research.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Bartın Unıversity

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Necmiye ÇÖMLEKÇİ

Research Assistant, PhD

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Necmiye ÇÖMLEKÇİ

Bartın, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

BU-FHS-NC-03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id