Clinical trial NCT06373614: The Effect of Foot Massage and Bed Bath on Individuals With Cancer
Official title: The Effect of Foot Massage and Bed Bath on Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Individuals With Cancer.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Patients
Keywords: cancer
sleep quality
fatigue
bed bath
foot massage
Lead sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-04-18
Enrollment: 45
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: foot massage (intervention group) bed bath (intervention group) control (control group)
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Foot massage or bed bath will be applied to improve sleep quality and reduce fatigue levels of individuals with cancer.

Detailed description: Foot massage provides relaxation of the body with rubbing movements applied to the feet. The bathroom was an important part of the individual's general hygienic care In addition, it also ensures the physical and psychological comfort, safety and well-being of the individual.Massage and bed bath are among the independent interventions of the nurse that help the individual to relax within the scope of the Nursing Regulation. This study was planned to determine the effect of foot massage and bed bath on fatigue and sleep level in individuals with cancer.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Over 18 years,
* illiterate,
* diagnosed with cancer
* volunteer to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* unable to communicate verbally
* Patients who do not meet the inclusion criteria.

Primary outcomes:
measure: sleep quality
timeFrame: In the study, the sleep quality of the patients will be evaluated for 5 days after the sleep.
measure: fatigue
timeFrame: In the study, the fatigue of the patients will be evaluated for 5 days in the evening, before the interventions.
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: University of Health Sciences
state: Uskudar
Study officials:
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