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Effect of Cold Water Face Dip and Cold Water Foot Dip on Stress after Duty among Critical Care Nurses in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Bhubaneswar

Effectiveness of Cold Water Facial Immersion vs. Cold Water Feet Immersion on Post-Clinical Stress Among Critical Care Nursing Officers at a Selected Tertiary Care Hospital in Bhubaneswar, Odisha: A Comparative Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/04/108865
Enrollment
60
Registered
2026-04-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: COLD WATER FACIAL IMMERSION THERAPY: Participants will immerse their face in a basin containing cold water maintained at 10 15 C for 15 30 seconds per session. The procedure will be rep

Sponsors

SWETA BHARTI
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Critical care nursing officers (female) willing to participate & aged between 20-45 years. Participants identified with moderate to high levels of post-clinical stress based on the screening tool Available during study period & data collection.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants who are on psychiatric medication. Participants who are currently undergoing any stress management therapy. Participants who are not residing in the KIMS ladies Staff Hostel will not be included in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction in post-clinical stress levels as measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)Timepoint: Baseline (Pre-test) and 1 week post-intervention (Post-test)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Association of Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) scores with selected demographic variablesTimepoint: BASELINE(PRE-INTERVENTION)—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSWETA BHARTI

KALINGA INSTITUTE OF NURSING SCIENCES

SWETABHARTI527@GMAIL.COM7667185713

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026