The Effect of Hot and Cold Water Application on Pregnant Women With Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)

March 10, 2021 updated by: Ozlem Kaplan, TC Erciyes University

The Effect of Hot and Cold Water Application to Pregnant Women With Restless Legs Syndrome on Complaints and Quality of Sleep

This study was planned as a randomized controlled study to determine the effect of hot and cold water application on complaints and sleep quality in pregnant women with restless legs syndrome (RLS). Pregnant women with a total of 90 RLS, including 30 people in each group, will be included in the study. The data of this study will be collected by Personal Information Form, RLS Diagnosis Criteria Questionnaire, RLS Severity Rating Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Post Application Follow-up Chart and Application Satisfaction Form.

While hot and cold water is applied in the intervention groups in the study, no application other than routine maintenance and follow-up will be done to the control group.Data analysis obtained in the research will be performed in TURCOSA statistical software (Turcosa Analytics Ltd Co, Turkey, www.turcosa.com.tr).In comparisons, a value of p <0.05 will be considered statistically significant.In order to conduct the study, the necessary Academic Committee decision, Ethics Committee approval (September 09, 2020 and number 2020/445) and institutional permission were obtained. The individuals included in the study will be informed about the purpose of the research, their verbal consent will be obtained and the participant's informed consent form will be signed.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

90

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
    • Kayseri
      • Melikgazi, Kayseri, Turkey, 38260

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

  • ADULT
  • OLDER_ADULT
  • CHILD

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Least literate
  2. 24-32. between the weeks of gestation
  3. Having a single pregnancy
  4. The presence of RLS is detected according to the RLS Diagnostic Criteria Questionnaire
  5. Having RLS due to pregnancy
  6. Uses Iron, Vitamin D, Magnesium and Calcium
  7. Pregnant women who have a severity of 11 or more according to the RLS Severity Rating Scale will be included in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Those who have a communication disability,
  2. Risky pregnancy (Preterm labor risk, Cervical insufficiency, etc.),
  3. Chronic disease (Diabetes, Hypertension, Thyroid, Cardiovascular disease, epilepsy, etc.),
  4. With maternal obesity, BMI> 30
  5. He has heirs in his legs,
  6. Pre-pregnancy sleep apnea,
  7. Having any psychiatric disease and using antipsychotic, antidepressant medication,
  8. Using antihistamine, antiepileptic, antiemetic, calcium channel blocker, dextromethorphan and decongestant type drugs,
  9. Using heparin,
  10. Pregnant women with a history of deep vein thrombosis, or atherosclerosis history or risk will not be included in 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: Hot Water Application Group
Pregnant women will apply hot water to their legs before going to sleep for a week, depending on the groups they are in.
Other: Hot Water Application
Pregnant women will apply hot water to their legs before going to sleep for a week.
EXPERIMENTAL: Cold Water Application Group
Pregnant women will apply cold water to their legs before going to sleep for a week, depending on the groups they are in.
Other: Cold Water Application
Pregnant women will apply cold water to their legs before going to sleep for a week.
NO_INTERVENTION: Control Group
There will be no intervention other than routine follow-up and maintenance.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
RLS Severity Rating Scale
Time Frame: change from baseline score at the end of one week
The RLS Severity Rating Scale was developed in 2003 by the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group. The scale was applied in the selection of patients and in the weekly evaluation of RLS severity. The scale comprised ten questions; each question was scored between 0 and 4. Questions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 were related to RLS symptoms, questions 5, 9, and 10 were related to the effect of the disease on the mental state and daily social activities of patients with RLS, and question 3 was about the diagnostic criteria of RLS. The overall score indicated the RLS severity. A minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 40 could be obtained. A score between 1 and 10 corresponded to "mild," 11-20 "moderate," 21-30 "severe," and 31-40 "very severe" RLS.
change from baseline score at the end of one week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Time Frame: change from baseline score at the end of one week
The form consists of a total of 24 questions. Each question is scored between 0 and 3. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score in the 0-21 range, with high scores indicating poor sleep quality. If the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index global score is greater than 5, it indicates that the sleep quality is significantly worse. The fact that the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score is above 5 indicates that the person has serious trouble in at least two areas related to his sleep, or that he has mild or moderate difficulty in more than three areas.
change from baseline score at the end of one week

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

TC Erciyes University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

September 30, 2020

Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)

September 30, 2021

Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)

September 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 1, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 5, 2021

First Posted (ACTUAL)

March 8, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

March 12, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 10, 2021

Last Verified

March 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TDK-2020-10628

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Will be shared after the study ends.

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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