Pain, Postoperative, Sleep
Conditions
Keywords
pain, foot bath, sleep quality, comfort
Brief summary
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of foot bath application on pain level, comfort and sleep quality in the postoperative period. H1: Foot baths have a postoperative pain-reducing effect. H2: Foot baths have a postoperative comfort-enhancing effect. H3: Foot baths have a postoperative sleep-improving effect.
Detailed description
The research will be conducted with the participation of surgical patients who underwent abdominal surgery between December 2025 and December 2026 in the General Surgery Department of Tekirdag University Hospital. Using the G\*Power 3.1.9.4 program, the minimum number of people to be included in the sample was found to be 88 (44:44), assuming an effect size of 0.8 at a 95% confidence level and a 95% power ratio. To avoid the risk of sample loss, it was decided to include 48 patients in each group.
Interventions
OTHERFoot bath device
On the day of surgery, patients will receive a foot bath between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Any socks or clothing on both feet will be removed. The feet will be visually and manually examined to determine if they show any signs of illness (pressure ulcers, discoloration, wounds, etc.). The patient will be informed that the foot bath device is disinfected before each use and that water-tight bags will be placed around the device to prevent contact between the foot and the water to facilitate repeated use. The water temperature will be adjusted to 41-42°C using an infrared thermometer (non-contact digital thermometer). Both feet will be placed inside the foot bath device. The patient's feet will remain in the foot bath device for 20 minutes. After the foot bath, the patient's feet will be thoroughly dried with a towel, and the patient will be re-dressed in their existing socks or anti-embolic stockings. Any side effects/adverse reactions, etc., related to the foot bath will be questioned and
Sponsors
Trakya University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Masking description
None (Open Label)
Intervention model description
Patients in the experimental group will receive a foot bath. Patients in the control group will not be intervened within the scope of the study.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* who are hospitalized in the General Surgery Clinic, * are on day 0 of surgery, * volunteer to participate in the study, * have no neuropsychiatric diagnosis and are not taking antipsychotic medications, * are over 18 years of age, * accept random selection, * and undergo abdominal surgery. * For the experimental group, all patients with no infectious diseases (shingles, fungal infections, eczema, warts, calluses), local infections (abscesses, etc.), open lesions/wounds, scar tissue, edema, hematomas, thrombophlebitis, deep vein thrombosis, lymphangitis, coagulation disorders, varicose veins, osteoporosis, osteomyelitis, hepatitis, degenerative joint diseases, neuropathy due to diabetes, toe deformities, recent fractures, dislocations, or ruptures of muscle fibers, tendons, or ligaments will be included in the sample.
Exclusion criteria
* patients who underwent multiple simultaneous surgeries along with abdominal surgery, * those with postoperative complications such as delirium, * those who underwent reoperation, * those with a pain score \>7 because it could affect sleep levels, * and those who received narcotic analgesics on postoperative day 0 due to pain will be excluded from the sample.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain level | postoperative period (first day) | "Numerical rating scale" A score of 0 (zero) indicates no pain, while a score of 10 (ten) indicates unbearable pain. |
| sleep quality | postoperative period (1st day) | "The Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire" Each item is scored on a visual analog scale from 0 to 100. Scores between 0 and 25 indicate very poor sleep, while scores between 76 and 100 indicate very good sleep. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adverse effect | during application and 12 hours of application. | Adverse effect (Yes or No) |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
CONTACTZEYNEP KIZILCIK ÖZKAN, Assco.Prof
CONTACTAyşe Nur Aktaş, Reg. Nurse
STUDY_CHAIRZEYNEP KIZILCIK ÖZKAN, Assoc.Prof
Trakya University
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAyşe Nur Aktaş, Reg.Nurse
Trakya University
Outcome results
None listed