Effect of St. John's Wort Oil on Skin Moisture in Intensive Care Patients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 140
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Experimental Group Results
研究概览
简要总结
The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of St. John's wort oil application on skin moisture in intensive care patients. The study is a prospective pre-test-post-test controlled experimental research.It has been observed that St. John's wort oil has an effect on the skin moisture of intensive care patients.
详细描述
Effect of St. John's Wort oil on skin moisture in intensive care patients.
The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of St. John's wort oil application on skin moisture in intensive care patients. The study is a prospective pre-test-post-test controlled experimental research.
Research data was collected at Eskisehir City Hospital, between September 1, 2023 and March 1, 2024. Descriptive Characteristics Form, Braden Risk Assessment Scale, Moisture Meter Device and St. John's wort oil were used to collect data. In the sample size power analysis of the study, the total number of samples was found to be 138 with test power ( 1-β) 0.80, α(alpha)=0.05, effect level 0.10. The research was conducted on a total of 140 patients, 70 in the experimental group and 70 in the control group. St. John's wort oil was applied to the experimental group and routine nursing care was applied to the control group for 21 days. Independent Sample t test, ANOVA (Repeated Measures test), Mann- Whitney U test, Wilcoxon test and Pearson-χ 2 cross tables were used to evaluate the data.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Admission to intensive care due to internal diseases diagnosis
- •The patient is immobile
- •The area to be applied is determined as the Coccyx and the tissue in this area must be intact.
- •No allergy to St. John's Wort oil
- •No circulatory disorders in the applied area
排除标准
- •Having a complicated diagnosis such as cancer
- •Having any disease that has spread to the entire skin
- •Having an allergy to topical medications or plant extracts
- •The patient has different variations such as surgical operation and intensive care change (post-operative follow-up patient)
- •The patient has a diagnosis of a skin disease such as dermatitis
- •A wound in the coccyx area
结局指标
主要结局
Experimental Group Results
时间窗: Measurements were made every day from day 0 to day 20. Measurements were made every day from day 0 to day 20.
Moisture measurement of the coccyx area was performed with a skin moisture meter.
Control Group Results
时间窗: Measurements were made every day from day 0 to day 20. Measurements were made every day from day 0 to day 20.
Moisture measurement of the coccyx area was performed with a skin moisture meter.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Ayşenur ÖZENÇ KOLUTEK
Nurse
Eskisehir Osmangazi University