Clinical trial · Interventional
THE EFFECT OF AROMATHERAPY FOOT BATHS ON CANCER PATIENTS
THE EFFECT OF AROMATHERAPY FOOT BATHS ON PAIN, SLEEP QUALITY, AND FATIGUE IN CANCER PATIENTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
- 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 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.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients Diagnosed With Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aromatherapy | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Aromatherapy Group
- description
- The experimental group will receive a foot bath treatment containing aromatherapy.
- interventionNames
- Other: Aromatherapy
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Standard Care Group
- description
- The control group will not receive a foot bath containing aromatherapy. They will only receive the routine care provided in the service.
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Hirai Cancer Fatigue Scale
- timeFrame
- Baseline and day 5
- description
- The scale has a minimum score of 15 and a maximum score of 75. Higher scores indicate increased fatigue, while lower scores indicate decreased fatigue.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
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.
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