The Effect of Foot Massage and Bed Bath on Individuals With Cancer

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Patients

• Registration Number: NCT06373614
• Lead Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

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.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-04-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-04-15
• Study First Posted: 2024-04-18
• Study Start: 2024-04-26
• Primary Completion: 2024-11-26
• Study Completion: 2024-12-26
• Status Verified: 2025-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-07-22
• Last Update Posted: 2025-07-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 39

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
fatigue	In the study, the fatigue of the patients will be evaluated for 5 days in the evening, before the interventions.	The effect of interventions on fatigue will be measured. Brief Fatigue Invantory; (BFI) will be used for this. Scoring the items are between "0" and "10", where "0" means not affected at all and "10" means affected at the highest level.
sleep quality	In the study, the sleep quality of the patients will be evaluated for 5 days after the sleep.	The effect of interventions on sleep will be measured. The Richard Cample Sleep Scale will be used for this. A score of "0-25" indicates "very poor sleep" and a score of "76-100" indicates "very good sleep".

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Health Sciences; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Uskudar, Turkey