THE EFFECT OF AROMATHERAPY FOOT BATHS ON CANCER PATIENTS
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Aromatherapy.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Patients Diagnosed With Cancer. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
THE EFFECT OF AROMATHERAPY FOOT BATHS ON PAIN, SLEEP QUALITY, AND FATIGUE IN CANCER PATIENTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Overview
The goal of this randomised clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of aromatherapy-infused foot baths on pain, sleep quality, and fatigue in cancer patients. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * Is an aromatherapy foot bath effective in reducing pain in cancer patients? * Is an aromatherapy foot bath effective in improving sleep quality in cancer patients? * Is an aromatherapy foot bath effective in reducing fatigue in cancer patients? The experimental group will receive a total of 5 sessions of aromatherapy foot baths, each lasting 20 minutes per day for 5 days, administered by the researcher. The control group will receive only routine care without any treatment. Before and after all treatments are completed, participants will be given and asked to complete the Hirai Cancer Fatigue Scale, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Numerical Pain Scale. The pain, fatigue, and sleep quality scores of the experimental and control groups will then be compared.
Interventions
- Other Aromatherapy
The experimental group will receive a foot bath treatment containing aromatherapy for 5 days administered by the researcher. A foot bath device will be used. Lavender essential oil will be added to the water as aromatherapy. Then, the researcher will administer a foot bath to the patient using this water.
Primary outcome measures
- Hirai Cancer Fatigue Scale [Time frame: Baseline and day 5]
- Numerical Pain Scale [Time frame: Baseline and day 5]
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [Time frame: Baseline and day 5]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients over 18 years of age,
- Conscious (Glasgow coma scale: 15 points)
- No diagnosis of mental illness
- No respiratory distress
- No diagnosis of respiratory system disorder
- Patients who agree to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
- Patients under 18 years of age,
- Patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale score below 15 points,
- Patients with a diagnosis of mental illness,
- Patients with respiratory distress,
- Patients with a diagnosis of respiratory system disease,
- Patients with hemiplegia or paraplegia,
- Patients who refused to participate in the study.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07721168 · 2026-02/77