Effect of Different Foot Baths on Postpartum Insomnia and Fatigue

University of Yalova

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Postpartum

Treatments: Other: Warm Water Footbath; Other: Peppermint oil footbath

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07060755

EBSOYalova

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess if different footbaths works to decrease postpartum fatigue and insomnia. The main questions are:

Does peppermint oil footbaths decrease fatigue and insomnia in postpartum period? Does peppermint oil footbaths more effective than footbaths with warm water?

Researchers will compare peppermint oil footbath, warm water footbath to no intervention.

Participants will:

Answer some scales and questionnaire. Do peppermint oil footbath or warm water footbath for 30 minutes each day postpartum during 2 weeks.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Giving birth at term (38-42 weeks of gestation)
• Being within the first 24 hours postpartum
• Participating in the study voluntarily
• Being over 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria

• Having a risky pregnancy diagnosis
• Having complications during and after birth
• Having a cardiovascular system disease diagnosis
• Having an open wound in the foot area
• Having any skin problems in the foot area (such as fungus)
• Having communication problems

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

Peppermint Oil Bath Group

Experimental group

Description:

This arm will have peppermint oiled footbath

Treatment:

Other: Peppermint oil footbath

Warm water Bath Group

Experimental group

Description:

This arm will have warm water footbath

Treatment:

Other: Warm Water Footbath

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

This arm will have no intervention