Effect of Different Foot Baths on Postpartum Insomnia and Fatigue

NCT ID: NCT07060755

Last Updated: 2025-08-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-09-01

Study Completion Date

2026-09-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to assess if different footbaths works to decrease postpartum fatigue and insomnia. The main questions are:

Does peppermint oil footbaths decrease fatigue and insomnia in postpartum period? Does peppermint oil footbaths more effective than footbaths with warm water?

Researchers will compare peppermint oil footbath, warm water footbath to no intervention.

Participants will:

Answer some scales and questionnaire. Do peppermint oil footbath or warm water footbath for 30 minutes each day postpartum during 2 weeks.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Postpartum

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Peppermint Oil Bath Group

This arm will have peppermint oiled footbath

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Peppermint oil footbath

Intervention Type OTHER

This includes a footbath with peppermint oil for 30 minutes each day for 2 weeks

Warm water Bath Group

This arm will have warm water footbath

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Warm Water Footbath

Intervention Type OTHER

This includes a warm water footbath for 30 minutes each day dor 2 weeks

Control

This arm will have no intervention

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Peppermint oil footbath

This includes a footbath with peppermint oil for 30 minutes each day for 2 weeks

Intervention Type OTHER

Warm Water Footbath

This includes a warm water footbath for 30 minutes each day dor 2 weeks

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Giving birth at term (38-42 weeks of gestation)
* Being within the first 24 hours postpartum
* Participating in the study voluntarily
* Being over 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

* Having a risky pregnancy diagnosis
* Having complications during and after birth
* Having a cardiovascular system disease diagnosis
* Having an open wound in the foot area
* Having any skin problems in the foot area (such as fungus)
* Having communication problems
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Yalova

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Elif Balkan

Research Assistant

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

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Elif Balkan, PhD Student

Role: CONTACT

+905423513125

References

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Kirca AS, Gul DK, Sener N. Psychometric properties of postnatal accumulated fatigue scale validity and reliability. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2023 Jul;49(7):1762-1769. doi: 10.1111/jog.15651. Epub 2023 Apr 23.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 37088932 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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EBSOYalova

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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