Effects of Sleep Hygiene Education and Lavender Oil Inhalation on Sleep Quality, Fatigue, Quality of Life

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Ostomy
• Interventions: Behavioral: Sleep hygiene education; Behavioral: Lavender oil inhalation

• Registration Number: NCT05573256
• Lead Sponsor: Marmara University

Brief Summary

Self-care non-pharmacological methods can help reduce the negative health effects of sleep problems or insomnia. This trial aims to investigate the effects of sleep hygiene education and lavender oil inhalation alone and in combination on sleep quality, fatigue, and health-related quality of life in adults with a stoma.

Detailed Description

This study has been planned as a randomized controlled clinical trial and will use a 2x2 factor design in which an equal number of participants meeting the inclusion criteria will be randomly allocated to one of four groups. The study population will comprise 120 adult patients who have undergone ostomy surgery in a city hospital in Turkey. Lavender oil inhalation together with sleep hygiene education will be applied in the first group (n=30), only sleep hygiene education in the second group (n=30), only lavender oil inhalation in the third group (n=30), and no intervention in the fourth group (n=30). The sleep quality of the groups will be evaluated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, their fatigue levels with the Chalder Fatigue Scale, and their quality of life with the Stoma Quality of Life Scale.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-06-14
• Primary Completion: 2022-07-14
• Study Completion: 2022-07-15
• Status Verified: 2022-10
• Study First Submitted: 2022-10-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-10-07
• Study First Posted: 2022-10-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-10-27
• Last Update Posted: 2022-10-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years or older,
• At least three months having passed after ostomy,
• Having a clear level of consciousness and no disease or medication use that can negatively affect the level of consciousness,
• Being able to communicate in Turkish,
• Providing informed written consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Lavender allergy,
• Respiratory tract infections such as sinusitis and pneumonia,
• Body mass index (BMI) of >40,
• A diagnosis of sleep disorder and/or medication use for sleep problems.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SEQUENTIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group 2 (Sleep hygiene education)	Sleep hygiene education	The participants assigned to Group 2 will only be given sleep hygiene education. They will be provided with a copy of the sleep hygiene education brochure and a chart on which to record their sleep hygiene practices.
Group 1 (Sleep hygiene education together with lavender oil inhalation)	Lavender oil inhalation	the participants assigned to Group 1 will be given sleep hygiene education and instructed how to apply lavender oil inhalation. The participants will be provided with charts on sleep hygiene education and lavender oil inhalation and shown how to regularly keep daily records using their charts. The participants in this group will be given a copy of the sleep hygiene education brochure and lavender oil in a 10 ml bottle.
Group 1 (Sleep hygiene education together with lavender oil inhalation)	Sleep hygiene education	the participants assigned to Group 1 will be given sleep hygiene education and instructed how to apply lavender oil inhalation. The participants will be provided with charts on sleep hygiene education and lavender oil inhalation and shown how to regularly keep daily records using their charts. The participants in this group will be given a copy of the sleep hygiene education brochure and lavender oil in a 10 ml bottle.
Group 3 (Lavender oil inhalation)	Lavender oil inhalation	The participants assigned to Group 3 will only be instructed on how to apply lavender oil inhalation and keep regular daily records on the chart given. The participants in this group will be given lavender oil in a 10 ml bottle.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)	a month	. It consists of seven subscales with a total of 19 items, of which 18 are included in scoring. Each item is evaluated over 0-3 points, and the sum of the seven subscale scores constitutes the total PSQI score. The total score that can be obtained from the scale ranges from 0 to 21, and a high total score indicates poor sleep quality. A total PSQI score of ≤5 indicates 'good sleep', and a score of \>5 indicates 'poor sleep'.
Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFS)	a month	The scale consists of 11 items, seven evaluating physical fatigue and four evaluating mental fatigue. There are four options for response to the items in the scale (less than usual, no more than usual, more than usual, and much more than usual). The overall fatigue score is obtained by summing the scores in the physical and mental fatigue subscales. The physical fatigue subscale score ranges from 0 to 21, the mental fatigue subscale score ranges from 0 to 12, and the total fatigue score ranges from 0 to 33. An increase in the scale score indicates an increase in the severity of fatigue.
Stoma Quality of Life Scale (SQLS)	a month	The remaining items are grouped into three subscales: work/social life (six items), sexuality/body image (five items), and stoma function (six items). In addition, there is one item related to the economic situation and one item related to skin irritation, which do not fall into any of the previously mentioned subscales. Minimum and maximum scores for each subscale are 0 and 100, respectively, with high scores indicating an increase in quality of life. If two items in any subscale are left unanswered in the scale, the relevant subscale is not taken into consideration during scoring, but if one item is left unanswered, it can be included in evaluation.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rabia Koca; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Eyalet/Yerleşke, Turkey