The Effect of Foot Massage and Bed Bath on Individuals With Cancer

July 22, 2025 updated by: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

The Effect of Foot Massage and Bed Bath on Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Individuals With Cancer.

Foot massage or bed bath will be applied to improve sleep quality and reduce fatigue levels of individuals with cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Foot massage provides relaxation of the body with rubbing movements applied to the feet. The bathroom was an important part of the individual's general hygienic care In addition, it also ensures the physical and psychological comfort, safety and well-being of the individual.Massage and bed bath are among the independent interventions of the nurse that help the individual to relax within the scope of the Nursing Regulation. This study was planned to determine the effect of foot massage and bed bath on fatigue and sleep level in individuals with cancer.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

39

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
    • Uskudar
      • Istanbul, Uskudar, Turkey
        • University of Health Sciences

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

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Over 18 years,
  • illiterate,
  • diagnosed with cancer
  • volunteer to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • unable to communicate verbally
  • Patients who do not meet the inclusion criteria.

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 Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: control
no intervention
Experimental: foot massage
Foot massage will be applied for a total of 30 minutes, 15 on the right foot and 15 on the left foot. In order to move comfortably during the foot massage, non-allergenic baby oil will be used. This intervention will continue in the evenings for 4 days.
Other: foot massage
Interventions are to be performed in the evening before bedtime for 4 consecutive days.
Experimental: bed bath
Bed bath will be applied for a total of 30 minutes with cotton and warm water. This intervention will continue in the evenings for 4 days.
Other: bed bath
Interventions are to be performed in the evening before bedtime for 4 consecutive days.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
sleep quality
Time Frame: In the study, the sleep quality of the patients will be evaluated for 5 days after the sleep.
The effect of interventions on sleep will be measured. The Richard Cample Sleep Scale will be used for this. A score of "0-25" indicates "very poor sleep" and a score of "76-100" indicates "very good sleep".
In the study, the sleep quality of the patients will be evaluated for 5 days after the sleep.
fatigue
Time Frame: In the study, the fatigue of the patients will be evaluated for 5 days in the evening, before the interventions.
The effect of interventions on fatigue will be measured. Brief Fatigue Invantory; (BFI) will be used for this. Scoring the items are between "0" and "10", where "0" means not affected at all and "10" means affected at the highest level.
In the study, the fatigue of the patients will be evaluated for 5 days in the evening, before the interventions.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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)

April 26, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 26, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

December 26, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 15, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 15, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

April 18, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 22, 2025

Last Verified

June 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2023/18

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

ı want to share my research protocol after the publication.

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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