Effect of St. John's Wort Oil on Skin Moisture in Intensive Care Patients

The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of St. John's wort oil application on skin moisture in intensive care patients. The study is a prospective pre-test-post-test controlled experimental research.It has been observed that St. John's wort oil has an effect on the skin moisture of intensive care patients.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Skin Moisture
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: St. John's wort oil; Other: Barrier Cream

Detailed Description

Effect of St. John's Wort oil on skin moisture in intensive care patients.

The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of St. John's wort oil application on skin moisture in intensive care patients. The study is a prospective pre-test-post-test controlled experimental research.

Research data was collected at Eskisehir City Hospital, between September 1, 2023 and March 1, 2024. Descriptive Characteristics Form, Braden Risk Assessment Scale, Moisture Meter Device and St. John's wort oil were used to collect data. In the sample size power analysis of the study, the total number of samples was found to be 138 with test power ( 1-β) 0.80, α(alpha)=0.05, effect level 0.10. The research was conducted on a total of 140 patients, 70 in the experimental group and 70 in the control group. St. John's wort oil was applied to the experimental group and routine nursing care was applied to the control group for 21 days. Independent Sample t test, ANOVA (Repeated Measures test), Mann- Whitney U test, Wilcoxon test and Pearson-χ 2 cross tables were used to evaluate the data.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 140
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Eskişehir, Turkey
    • Ayşenur ÖZENÇ KOLUTEK

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Admission to intensive care due to internal diseases diagnosis
• The patient is immobile
• The area to be applied is determined as the Coccyx and the tissue in this area must be intact.
• No allergy to St. John's Wort oil
• No circulatory disorders in the applied area

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a complicated diagnosis such as cancer
• Having any disease that has spread to the entire skin
• Having an allergy to topical medications or plant extracts
• The patient has different variations such as surgical operation and intensive care change (post-operative follow-up patient)
• The patient has a diagnosis of a skin disease such as dermatitis
• A wound in the coccyx area

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental group; 70 experimental group patients participated in the study; St. John's wort oil was applied to the coccyx area(width 10cm, length 10cm) of the patient included in the study at the same times every day for 21 days, starting from Day 0. The first day of hospitalization is considered day 0 and skin moisture is measured. The skin is cleaned and dried. 4 or 5 drops of St. John's wort oil were dropped onto the area and applied with a cotton pad.The next day, skin moisture is measured then the skin is cleaned and dried and St. John's wort oil is applied again. This Process continues for 21 days and is recorded.	Other: St. John's wort oil; To examine the effect of regularly applied St. John's Wort oil on skin moisture.
Other: Control Group; 70 control group patients participated in the study; The skin protective barrier cream used in routine care of the coccyx region (width 10 cm, length 10 cm) of the patient included in the study was applied at the same hours every day for 21 days, starting from day 0. The first day of hospitalization is considered day 0 and skin moisture is measured. The skin is cleaned and dried.Barrier cream is applied to the patient's coccyx area.The next day, at the same time, skin moisture is measured, then the skin is cleaned and dried, and barrier cream is applied again.Transactions are made and recorded every day for 21 days.	Other: Barrier Cream; To examine the effect of regularly applied barrier cream on skin moisture.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Experimental Group Results	Moisture measurement of the coccyx area was performed with a skin moisture meter.	Measurements were made every day from day 0 to day 20. Measurements were made every day from day 0 to day 20.
Control Group Results	Moisture measurement of the coccyx area was performed with a skin moisture meter.	Measurements were made every day from day 0 to day 20. Measurements were made every day from day 0 to day 20.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Eskisehir Osmangazi University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Ayşenur ÖZENÇ KOLUTEK, researcher, student of the institution

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): March 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 3, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 7, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): August 9, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 9, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 7, 2024
• Last Verified: August 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: nursing; pressure ulcer; skin moisture; St. John's wort oil
• Other Study ID Numbers: EskisehirOU-SBF-AOK-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