The Effect of Hot Water Application in Pregnant Women With Restless Legs Syndrome: A Randomised Controlled Study

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Completed

• Conditions: Pregnancy Related; Restless Legs Syndrome
• Interventions: Other: Hot water application

• Registration Number: NCT04887103
• Lead Sponsor: TC Erciyes University

Brief Summary

Backgraund and Purpose: The prevalance of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in pregnants varies between 15.4-26.0 percent. As well as pharmacological methods, there are studies reporting that non-pharmacological methods reduce RLS symptoms but the number of studies conducted with pregnants is limited. This study was conducted to determine the effect of hot water application to the legs of pregnants with RLS on their complaints.

Materials and methods: The study is a pretest-posttest randomised controlled. Among the pregnants whose IRLS score was more than 11, 13 people to the intervention group and 16 people to the control group were randomised. The data were collected using Personal Information Form, International RLS Study Group Diagnostic Criteria, and the International RLS Rating Scale (IRLS). Hot water application was made of intervention group. The application was made for 20 minutes before bedtime for seven days. No application was made in the control group other than routine care and follow-up. Chi-square test, descriptive statistics and dependent/independent samples t tests were used to assess the data. The value of p\<0.05 was accepted as significant.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-10-16
• Primary Completion: 2019-04-08
• Study Completion: 2019-04-08
• Status Verified: 2021-05
• Study First Submitted: 2021-05-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-05-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-05-12
• Study First Posted: 2021-05-14
• Last Update Posted: 2021-05-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 29

Inclusion Criteria

• in the gestation age of 28-32 weeks,
• literate,
• according to RLS Diagnostic Criteria and had 11 and higher severity according to International RLS Rating Scale (IRLS)

Exclusion Criteria

• risky pregnancies,
• communication problems,
• any chronic and psychiatric disease
• were using antipsychotic, antidepressant, antihistaminic, and antiemetic drugs,
• had history of deep vein thrombosis

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
hot water application	Hot water application	Pregnant women will apply hot water to their legs before going to sleep for a week.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
RLS Severity Rating Scale	change from baseline score at the end of one week	The RLS Severity Rating Scale was developed in 2003 by the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group. The scale was applied in the selection of patients and in the weekly evaluation of RLS severity. The scale comprised ten questions; each question was scored between 0 and 4. Questions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 were related to RLS symptoms, questions 5, 9, and 10 were related to the effect of the disease on the mental state and daily social activities of patients with RLS, and question 3 was about the diagnostic criteria of RLS. The overall score indicated the RLS severity. A minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 40 could be obtained. A score between 1 and 10 corresponded to "mild," 11-20 "moderate," 21-30 "severe," and 31-40 "very severe" RLS.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Erciyes University; 🇹🇷 Kayseri, Talas, Turkey