Effects of Sleep Hygiene Education and Lavender Oil Inhalation on Sleep Quality, Fatigue, Quality of Life (MU-RKOCA-01)

October 27, 2022 updated by: Marmara University

Effects of Sleep Hygiene Education and Lavender Oil Inhalation on Sleep Quality, Fatigue, and Health-related Quality of Life in Adults With a Stoma: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol

Self-care non-pharmacological methods can help reduce the negative health effects of sleep problems or insomnia. This trial aims to investigate the effects of sleep hygiene education and lavender oil inhalation alone and in combination on sleep quality, fatigue, and health-related quality of life in adults with a stoma.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study has been planned as a randomized controlled clinical trial and will use a 2x2 factor design in which an equal number of participants meeting the inclusion criteria will be randomly allocated to one of four groups. The study population will comprise 120 adult patients who have undergone ostomy surgery in a city hospital in Turkey. Lavender oil inhalation together with sleep hygiene education will be applied in the first group (n=30), only sleep hygiene education in the second group (n=30), only lavender oil inhalation in the third group (n=30), and no intervention in the fourth group (n=30). The sleep quality of the groups will be evaluated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, their fatigue levels with the Chalder Fatigue Scale, and their quality of life with the Stoma Quality of Life Scale.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

120

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
    • Eyalet/Yerleşke
      • Istanbul, Eyalet/Yerleşke, Turkey, 34000
        • Rabia Koca

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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years or older,
  • At least three months having passed after ostomy,
  • Having a clear level of consciousness and no disease or medication use that can negatively affect the level of consciousness,
  • Being able to communicate in Turkish,
  • Providing informed written consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Lavender allergy,
  • Respiratory tract infections such as sinusitis and pneumonia,
  • Body mass index (BMI) of >40,
  • A diagnosis of sleep disorder and/or medication use for sleep problems.

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: Sequential Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group 1 (Sleep hygiene education together with lavender oil inhalation)
the participants assigned to Group 1 will be given sleep hygiene education and instructed how to apply lavender oil inhalation. The participants will be provided with charts on sleep hygiene education and lavender oil inhalation and shown how to regularly keep daily records using their charts. The participants in this group will be given a copy of the sleep hygiene education brochure and lavender oil in a 10 ml bottle.
Behavioral: Lavender oil inhalation
Lavender oil inhalation;During the trial, the participants will be asked to practice lavender oil inhalation as follows: Every night before going to bed (21:00-24:00), the participants will drop two drops of 2% lavender essential oil on a 2x2 cm cotton gauze pad in a bowl, place it at a distance of 15-20 cm from their pillows, and breath normally for 20 minutes. The participants will be instructed to repeat this process by dripping lavender oil onto a new gauze pad every night for four weeks.
Behavioral: Sleep hygiene education
Sleep hygiene education;The participants assigned to Groups 1 and 2 will receive sleep hygiene education using the sleep hygiene education brochure, which has been prepared by the researchers based on the literature concerning the improvement of general sleep quality in individuals with a stoma.
Experimental: Group 2 (Sleep hygiene education)
The participants assigned to Group 2 will only be given sleep hygiene education. They will be provided with a copy of the sleep hygiene education brochure and a chart on which to record their sleep hygiene practices.
Behavioral: Sleep hygiene education
Sleep hygiene education;The participants assigned to Groups 1 and 2 will receive sleep hygiene education using the sleep hygiene education brochure, which has been prepared by the researchers based on the literature concerning the improvement of general sleep quality in individuals with a stoma.
Experimental: Group 3 (Lavender oil inhalation)
The participants assigned to Group 3 will only be instructed on how to apply lavender oil inhalation and keep regular daily records on the chart given. The participants in this group will be given lavender oil in a 10 ml bottle.
Behavioral: Lavender oil inhalation
Lavender oil inhalation;During the trial, the participants will be asked to practice lavender oil inhalation as follows: Every night before going to bed (21:00-24:00), the participants will drop two drops of 2% lavender essential oil on a 2x2 cm cotton gauze pad in a bowl, place it at a distance of 15-20 cm from their pillows, and breath normally for 20 minutes. The participants will be instructed to repeat this process by dripping lavender oil onto a new gauze pad every night for four weeks.
No Intervention: Group 4 (Routine care)

Participants assigned to Group 4 will be given routine care and no application will be made.

Patient care and follow-up are routinely performed as follows: Following the patient's admission to the clinic, the first evaluation of the patient is made by the ostomy and wound care nurses within 24 hours, and patient education is initiated accompanied by the primary caregiver from the family. Throughout the period from admission to clinic to discharge, the ostomy care and education of the patient is repeated by the ostomy and wound care nurses every 72 hours. In addition, the patient and caregiver are given the contact information of the ostomy and wound care nurses and informed that they can call them at any time when they need it after discharge from the hospital.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Time Frame: a month
. It consists of seven subscales with a total of 19 items, of which 18 are included in scoring. Each item is evaluated over 0-3 points, and the sum of the seven subscale scores constitutes the total PSQI score. The total score that can be obtained from the scale ranges from 0 to 21, and a high total score indicates poor sleep quality. A total PSQI score of ≤5 indicates 'good sleep', and a score of >5 indicates 'poor sleep'.
a month
Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFS)
Time Frame: a month
The scale consists of 11 items, seven evaluating physical fatigue and four evaluating mental fatigue. There are four options for response to the items in the scale (less than usual, no more than usual, more than usual, and much more than usual). The overall fatigue score is obtained by summing the scores in the physical and mental fatigue subscales. The physical fatigue subscale score ranges from 0 to 21, the mental fatigue subscale score ranges from 0 to 12, and the total fatigue score ranges from 0 to 33. An increase in the scale score indicates an increase in the severity of fatigue.
a month
Stoma Quality of Life Scale (SQLS)
Time Frame: a month
The remaining items are grouped into three subscales: work/social life (six items), sexuality/body image (five items), and stoma function (six items). In addition, there is one item related to the economic situation and one item related to skin irritation, which do not fall into any of the previously mentioned subscales. Minimum and maximum scores for each subscale are 0 and 100, respectively, with high scores indicating an increase in quality of life. If two items in any subscale are left unanswered in the scale, the relevant subscale is not taken into consideration during scoring, but if one item is left unanswered, it can be included in evaluation.
a month

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Marmara University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rabia Koca, Marmara University, Institute of Health Sciences

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 14, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 14, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

July 15, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 7, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 7, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

October 10, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 31, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 27, 2022

Last Verified

October 1, 2022

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • MU-RKOCA-01

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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