Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT05572554 |
| Other study ID # |
RCS10052022 |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Completed |
| Phase |
N/A
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
May 1, 2022 |
| Est. completion date |
July 1, 2022 |
Study information
| Verified date |
November 2023 |
| Source |
Karadeniz Technical University |
| Contact |
n/a |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
This study was carried out as a single-blind randomized controlled study to investigate the
effect of a foot bath on sleep quality in the elderly.
Description:
Sleep consists of psychological, physiological, and social dimensions and has an extremely
significant function in meeting basic human needs. Sleep affects everyone's daily life and
quality of life. One of the concepts that have been emphasized and gained importance recently
is "sleep quality". Sleep quality is defined as "an individual's feeling ready and energetic
for a new day after waking up". It is thought that sleep quality also has quantitative
aspects such as falling asleep, sleep duration, number of awakenings at night, and subjective
aspects such as restfulness or depth of sleep.
The population of elderly individuals is increasing day by day worldwide. In the changing age
pyramid, the rate of elderly population was 9.7 % (8245124 people) (over 65 years of age) in
2021 and is estimated to be 11.0 % in 2025, 12.9 % in 2030, 16.3 % in 2040, 22.6 % in 2060,
and 25.6% in 2080. With increasing age, changes occur in normal sleep patterns, complaints of
insomnia increase, and satisfaction with sleep quality decreases. According to a literature
review, sleep problems rank third among the reasons for visiting a doctor in the elderly,
after digestive system problems and headache symptoms. The inability to fall asleep, waking
up early in the morning, waking up frequently at night, and sleeping during the day are among
the most common sleep-related problems in the elderly.
Sleep problems in the elderly can cause serious problems but are also preventable. In this
sense, all health personnel, especially nurses, should apply comprehensive nursing care to
minimize sleep problems and improve sleep quality in the elderly. Pharmacological treatment
is generally employed in the elimination of sleep problems. However, pharmacological
treatment is inadequate in eliminating sleep problems, so the elderly continuously use
medication, which can cause side effects. On the other hand, the tendency toward
non-pharmacological treatment has recently increased, and developments have been achieved in
non-pharmacological treatment methods. It has been reported that methods such as music
therapy, eye mask, complementary therapies, massage, aromatherapy, and a foot bath are used
to improve the sleep quality of elderly people with sleep problems. Foot baths are reported
to facilitate falling asleep by affecting body temperature. Sleep quality may improve in
patients whose falling asleep process becomes easier. However, to the best of this knowledge,
no study has been found in Turkey in which foot baths are used in the elderly and other
populations. After all these considerations, the effect of a foot bath on sleep quality in
the elderly was analyzed in this study.
