Clinical trial · Interventional
Effect of Foot Bath on Anxiety and Physiological Parameters
The Effect of Preoperative Warm Water Foot Bath on Anxiety Level and Physiological Parameters in Patients With Pituitary Adenoma
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of warm water foot bath applied before pituitary adenoma surgery on anxiety level and physiological parameters. The main hypotheses are: * H1 = Foot bath group patients have lower state anxiety than control group patients. * H2 = Foot bath group patients have lower anxiety than control group patients. * H3 = Foot bath group patients have lower pain levels than control group patients. * H4 = Foot bath group patients have lower mean arterial blood pressure than control group patients. * H5 = Foot bath group patients have lower heart rates than control group patients. * H6 = Foot bath group patients have lower respiratory rates than control group patients. * H7 = Foot bath group patients have higher body temperatures than * H8 = Foot bath group patients have higher oxygen saturation than control group patients. On the day of surgery, participants will be asked to keep their feet in 40 warm water for 20 minutes, 1 hour before the surgery. If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare the control group to see if there are any differences in the patients' anxiety level and physiological parameters.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pituitary Adenoma | Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumor | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Surgery | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warm water foot bath | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Foot-bath
- description
- Patients in the intervention group were instructed to keep their feet in 40°C (40 degrees Celsius) water for 20 minutes one hour before surgery on the day of the operation.
- interventionNames
- Other: Warm water foot bath
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- Patients in the control group received standard clinical care procedures and did not undergo a hot foot bath.
Primary outcomes (7)
- measure
- Anxiety Level
- timeFrame
- On the day of surgery, 1 hour before surgery
- description
- Assessed using the STAI (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) and VAS-A (Visual Analog Scale-Anxiety). The STAI consists of two subscales that assess situational and trait anxiety separately, totaling forty items (STAI-T and STAI-S); each subscale contains twenty items. Total scores on each scale range from 20 to 80; higher scores indicate a higher level of anxiety. The VAS-A indicates anxiety levels on a scale of "0 - no anxiety at all" to "10 - very anxious".
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Those who are over 18 years old, * Having a caregiver with him/her, * Those who will undergo elective pituitary adenoma surgery, * Those who were hospitalized at least one day before their surgery, * No known psychological problems, * Conscious, oriented and able to communicate verbally, * No known peripheral vascular disease, * Not having diabetes, * No open wounds on their feet, * Staying in a single room, * Patients who want to take a foot bath in 40 °C water Exclusion Criteria: * Those who are under 18 years of age, * Without a caregiver, * Not undergoing elective pituitary adenoma surgery, * Not hospitalized at least one day before the surgery, * Having a known psychological problem, * Conscious, oriented and unable to communicate verbally, * Known peripheral vascular disease, * Having diabetes, * Having open wounds on their feet, * Staying in a double room, * Patients who do not want to take a foot bath in 40 °C water
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