NCT07366567

Effect of Foot Bath on Pain, Sleep, and Comfort Levels After Abdominal Surgery

Effect of Foot Bath on Pain, Sleep, and Comfort Levels After Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 96 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Trakya University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of foot bath application on pain level, comfort and sleep quality in the postoperative period. H1: Foot baths have a postoperative pain-reducing effect. H2: Foot baths have a postoperative comfort-enhancing effect. H3: Foot baths have a postoperative sleep-improving effect.

Detailed description

The research will be conducted with the participation of surgical patients who underwent abdominal surgery between December 2025 and December 2026 in the General Surgery Department of Tekirdag University Hospital. Using the G\*Power 3.1.9.4 program, the minimum number of people to be included in the sample was found to be 88 (44:44), assuming an effect size of 0.8 at a 95% confidence level and a 95% power ratio. To avoid the risk of sample loss, it was decided to include 48 patients in each group.

Conditions

• Pain, Postoperative
• Sleep

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Foot bath device	On the day of surgery, patients will receive a foot bath between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Any socks or clothing on both feet will be removed. The feet will be visually and manually examined to determine if they show any signs of illness (pressure ulcers, discoloration, wounds, etc.). The patient will be informed that the foot bath device is disinfected before each use and that water-tight bags will be placed around the device to prevent contact between the foot and the water to facilitate repeated use. The water temperature will be adjusted to 41-42°C using an infrared thermometer (non-contact digital thermometer). Both feet will be placed inside the foot bath device. The patient's feet will remain in the foot bath device for 20 minutes. After the foot bath, the patient's feet will be thoroughly dried with a towel, and the patient will be re-dressed in their existing socks or anti-embolic stockings. Any side effects/adverse reactions, etc., related to the foot bath will be questioned and

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-12-29
• Primary completion: 2026-12-30
• Completion: 2026-12-30
• First posted: 2026-01-26
• Last updated: 2026-01-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)