THE EFFECT OF AROMATHERAPY FOOT BATHS ON CANCER PATIENTS | NCT07721168

NCT07721168

Overview

NCT ID: NCT07721168
Lead Sponsor: Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt UniversityOTHER
Official Title: THE EFFECT OF AROMATHERAPY FOOT BATHS ON PAIN, SLEEP QUALITY, AND FATIGUE IN CANCER PATIENTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Brief Summary: 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.

Ages Eligible for Study: Adult (18-64)Older Adult (65+)
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No
Eligibility Criteria: 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.