The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Sleep Patterns

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Nurse-Patient Relations; Therapeutic Adherence; Sleep Disorder
• Interventions: Other: therapeutic touch

• Registration Number: NCT05363787
• Lead Sponsor: KTO Karatay University

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the therapeutic touch applied to the sleep patterns of individuals aged 65-85 years with chronic diseases who are treated in the Neurology Intensive Care Unit of Ankara City Hospital, taking into account the circadian cycle.The type of the research is the experimental model with pre-test and post-test control group.Ankara City Hospital has included the research population in the last year.

It will consist of 1593 patients between the ages of 65-85 who are hospitalized in the Neurology Intensive Care Unit.Experimental and control groups will be created with simple randomization in randomization.The data were obtained from the socio-demographic characteristics form and the sleep pattern form developed by the researcher.

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Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the therapeutic touch applied to the sleep patterns of individuals aged 65-85 years with chronic diseases who are treated in the Neurology Intensive Care Unit of Ankara City Hospital, taking into account the circadian cycle.Research Hospitalization in Ankara City Hospital Neurology Intensive Care It will be done with individuals who have chronic diseases in the 65-85 age range. Research It is planned to be held between November 2021 and December 2022.Therapeutic touch will be applied to the patients selected in the experimental and control groups among the patients who meet the research criteria in the intensive care units. After this application, the sleep pattern changes in the patients will be evaluated.Therapeutic touch will be applied to the patients selected in the experimental and control groups among the patients who meet the research criteria in the intensive care units. After this application, sleep pattern changes in patients will be evaluated. In the analysis of the research, dependent groups t test andindependent groups t test, Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis tests will be used in non-parametric cases

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-01-01
• Status Verified: 2022-04
• Study First Submitted: 2022-04-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-05
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-06
• Primary Completion: 2023-01-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-01-23
• Last Update Posted: 2023-01-25
• Study Completion: 2023-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• Being in the age range of 1.65-85 years
• Having a Chronic Disease
• The patient's hospitalization in the Neurology Intensive Care Unit

Exclusion Criteria

• Not in the age range of 65-85 years
• Not being able to communicate (being intubated, having hearing impairment, etc.)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
The effect of therapeutic touch on sleep patterns of elderly patients	therapeutic touch	The important effects of the therapeutic approach made by the researcher to the elderly patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit will be evaluated.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The effect of therapeutic touch applied to the experimental group on sleep	at the end of 1 week	The experimental group will be given therapeutic touch applications before. The sleep patterns of the patients who are applied therapeutic touch for 1 week will be followed. Sleep patterns will be followed by researchers and nurses by recording sleep hours and filling out sleep pattern questionnaire questions.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Determining the sleep pattern of the Control Group	At the and of 1 week	No intervention will be made on the control group. Sleep patterns of the patients will be monitored for 1 week. Sleep patterns will be followed by researchers and nurses by recording sleep hours and filling out sleep pattern questionnaire questions.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Berna Bayır; 🇹🇷 Karatay, Konya, Turkey