Title: Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Daytime Sleepiness, Stress and Fatigue

August 14, 2020 updated by: Birgül Vural Doğru, Mardin Artuklu University

Mardin Artuklu University Of Scientific Research Projects

Objective: This study was conducted to assess the effect of therapeutic touch on stress, daytime sleepiness, sleep quality and fatigue among the students of nursing and midwifery.

Design: Randomized placebo-controlled study.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The trial was conducted between April and July 2018. The students who met the inclusion criteria were separated into three groups through randomization method as in therapeutic touch (n=32), placebo (n=32) and control (n=32), and a total of 96 students participated in the study. In this randomized placebo controlled study, the therapeutic touch group were subjected to therapeutic touch for twice a week throughout 4 weeks with each session of 20 minutes. The data was acquired via Student Information Form, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittburgh Sleep Quality Index, Perceived Stress Scale and Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

104

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Mardin, Turkey
        • Mardin Artuklu University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 35 years (ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • students who were at and above the age of 18,
  • were the 1st year, 2nd year, 3rd year or 4th year students of nursing or midwifery,
  • did not receive any energy therapy (Reiki, healing touch, therapeutic touch),
  • received a score above 10 from the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS),
  • did not have any communication problem,
  • and accepted to take part in the study were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Students who were getting a psychologic and/or pharmacologic treatment in regard to their sleep, fatigue and stress problems,
  • previously got a psychiatric diagnosis, still had a psychiatric illness,
  • previously or still used anxiety (psychotropic) medicines were excluded from the study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Therapeutic touch group
Each student from the Therapeutic touch (TT) group was given TT sessions via Krieger-Kunz method in a total of 8 times in the manner of twice a week for one group (Monday - Wednesday) and another group (Tuesday - Thursday) for a duration of 1 month (4 week). TT application procedure: The procedure was explained to the student, the student person was concentrated, concentrated practitioner for TT application, the student's entire body was evaluated from head to foot with the practitioner's hands at a distance of about 2 inc, hands were moved regularly and rhythmically to prevent imbalances in the energy field, the energy field was re-evaluated from top to bottom and rebalanced if there was a blocked area, finally, the student was left to rest and response to the treatment was observed. The TT sessions of 20 minutes were applied on the students and they were given a short rest at the end of the session
Other: Therapeutic Touch
Therapeutic Touch
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: Placebo group
For students in the placebo group, the similar duration (20 minutes) and frequency (2 sessions a week, total of 8 sessions) of TT was applied with hands at a certain distance from the body (approximately 5 cm) and they were moved without a specific order. The application was performed by the other researcher in a separate room to the placebo group.
Other: Sham Therapeutic Touch
Sham Therapeutic Touch
OTHER: Control group
There was no attempt being made towards the students within the control group. At the end of the 4th week, all students were asked to repeat measurements
Other: Control group
Making measurements at the beginning of the research and 4 weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Perceived Stress Scale
Time Frame: Change from baseline and 4 weeks.
The score of PSS-10 varied from 0 to 40. High score shows the excessiveness of the perceived stress of the individual
Change from baseline and 4 weeks.
Change in Epworth Sleepiness Scale
Time Frame: Change from baseline and 4 weeks.
The scale consists of 8 items and score varies from 0-24. If the total score is between 2-10, it is considered as normal, pathological sleepiness indicator is greater than 10, thirteen and higher values are considered excessive daytime sleepiness.
Change from baseline and 4 weeks.
Change in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Time Frame: Change from baseline and 4 weeks.
In PSQI analysis, 18 items were scored and there are 7 categories as in subjective sleep quality, delayed sleep, sleep duration, accustomed sleep activity, sleep disorder, use of sleeping pill and daytime dysfunction. Total score varies from 0 to 21. If the total PSQI score is ≤5, it stands for "good sleep quality", and if the score is >5, it stands for "bad sleep quality"
Change from baseline and 4 weeks.
Change in Visual Analogue Scale
Time Frame: Change from baseline and 4 weeks.
The scale of fatigue is a scale of 10 cm that assesses the severity of the fatigue in the last week. The left side of the scale contains the label of "I do not feel fatigue", while the right side of the scale contains the label of "I Feel Extreme Fatigue and Exhaustion". VASF value is determined through the measurement of the distance between the very left side of the scale and the marked point
Change from baseline and 4 weeks.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Mardin Artuklu University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

April 20, 2018

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

May 1, 2018

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

June 15, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 6, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 14, 2020

First Posted (ACTUAL)

August 17, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

August 18, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 14, 2020

Last Verified

August 1, 2020

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • MAU.SRP.SH.005

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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