Clinical trial NCT05367414: Aromatherapy Massage for Itching Management in Liver Diseases
Official title: The Effect of Aromatherapy Massage on Itching, Comfort, Skin pH Level, and Skin Moisture in Liver Diseases: Randomised Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Aromatherapy
Massage
Liver Diseases
Itching
pH Level
Skin Moisture
Keywords: aromatherapy
massage
liver Diseases
itching
Lead sponsor: Artvin Coruh University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-05-10
Enrollment: 36
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 37
Maximum age (years): 88
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of aromatherapy massage on itching, comfort, skin pH level and skin moisture in individuals with liver disease.

Research Hypotheses:

H1: Aromatherapy massage has an effect on the level of itching in individuals with itchy liver disease.

H2: Aromatherapy massage has an effect on the general comfort level in individuals with itchy liver disease, H3: Aromatherapy massage has an effect on skin pH level in individuals with itchy liver disease.

H4: Aromatherapy massage has an effect on skin moisture in individuals with itchy liver disease.

Detailed description: This randomised controlled trial was conducted in order to examine study effect of aromatherapy massage on itching, comfort, skin pH level, and skin moisture among individuals with liver diseases

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* patients who volunteered to participate in the study,
* with a diagnosis of chronic liver disease (liver cirrhosis (primary biliary cirrhosis, alcoholic, cardiac, post-necrotic, cryptogenic cirrhosis, Wilson's Cirrhosis, hemochromatosis), chronic viral hepatitis),
* had no cognitive impairment,
* were not included in the pre-application,
* could answer questions,
* itch score of above 3 (with Visual Analogue Scale).

Exclusion Criteria:

* patients are taking antipruritic treatment,
* have itchy skin disease before, ulcer, eczema, etc. in the area to be applied
* patients with dermatological problems, any swelling or signs of inflammation in the area ---to be treated, neuropathy or loss of sensation in the area to be treated
* patients with allergic to tea tree oil, perfume, or cosmetics,
* diagnosed with cancer

Primary outcomes:
measure: Itching
timeFrame: Day 1
measure: Itching
timeFrame: Day 14
measure: comfort
timeFrame: Day 1
measure: comfort
timeFrame: Day 2
measure: comfort
timeFrame: Day 14
measure: skin pH level
timeFrame: Day 1
measure: skin pH level
timeFrame: Day 2
measure: skin pH level
timeFrame: Day 14
measure: skin moisture level
timeFrame: Day 1
measure: skin moisture level
timeFrame: Day 2
measure: skin moisture level
timeFrame: Day 14
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Artvin
country: Turkey
facility: Artvin Coruh University
Study officials:
affiliation: Artvin Coruh University
name: Amine TERZI, PHD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Ege University
name: Yasemin YILDIRIM, PHD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Izmir Tinaztepe University
name: Fisun SENUZUN AYKAR, PHD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Ege University
name: Ulus Salih AKARCA, PHD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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