NCT07060755

Effect of Different Foot Baths on Postpartum Insomnia and Fatigue

Effect of Foot Bath With Peppermint Oil on Postpartum Insomnia and Fatigue Compared to Foot Bath With Warm Water Alone in the Postpartum Period

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Yalova · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Postpartum

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Peppermint oil footbath	This includes a footbath with peppermint oil for 30 minutes each day for 2 weeks
OTHER	Warm Water Footbath	This includes a warm water footbath for 30 minutes each day dor 2 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-09-01
• Primary completion: 2025-09-01
• Completion: 2026-09-30
• First posted: 2025-07-11
• Last updated: 2025-08-15