NCT07048015

Effect of Hot Water Foot Bath on Daily Living Activities, Insomnia and Fatigue Levels in Frail Geriatric Individuals

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Eskisehir Osmangazi University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Aim: A randomized controlled experimental study was conducted to determine the effect of hot water foot bath on daily living activities, sleep and fatigue levels in frail geriatric individuals. Method: The study was conducted at Eskişehir Çifteler State Hospital internal medicine clinic between 15.10.2023 - 15.07.2024. 30 patients who met the sample selection criteria were randomized into two groups (study and control). Foot bath was applied to the study group every evening for 10 days. The study group was evaluated twice times on the 1st, 11th days, and the control group was evaluated twice on the 1st and 11th days in terms of frailty level, daily living activities, insomnia and fatigue severity.

Conditions

• Frail Elderly

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Hot Water Foot Bath	Hot Water Foot Bath:When the water temperature reached 40 ° C, the elderly person's feet were placed in the foot bath tub. The elderly person's feet were kept in the water for 20 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-15
• Primary completion: 2024-07-15
• Completion: 2024-07-15
• First posted: 2025-07-02
• Last updated: 2025-07-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)