An interventional study of hot footbath in Schizophrenia, sponsored by National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences. Completed at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-01-11.
Sponsored by National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The research title is the effect of hot footbath on the sleep quality of patients with chronic schizophrenia. The research was a randomized controlled trial. The setting was the chronic inpatient wards at a psychiatric teaching hospital in Northern Taiwan. A total of 63 participants, 30 in the hot footbath group and 33 in the control group, were completed the study from November 2019 to June 2020. Participants were randomly allocated to the experimental group and the control group. Through this method, we explored whether the trial could effectively improve patients' sleep quality.
The research title is the effect of hot footbath on the sleep quality of patients with chronic schizophrenia. The research was a randomized controlled trial. The setting was the chronic inpatient wards at a psychiatric teaching hospital in Northern Taiwan. A total of 63 participants, 30 in the hot footbath group and 33 in the control group, were completed the study from November 2019 to June 2020. Participants were randomly allocated to the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group was given a hot footbath with a temperature of 41℃±1℃ for 20 minutes at about 1-2 hours before sleep, and this was repeated five times a week for four weeks; the control group was given routine care for four weeks. The CPSQI was used to collect the pre- and post-test data. Through this method, we explored whether the trial could effectively improve patients' sleep quality.
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Participants were randomly allocated to the experimental group. The experimental group was given a hot footbath with a temperature of 41℃±1℃ for 20 minutes at about 1-2 hours before sleep, and this was repeated five times a week for four weeks. The CPSQI was used to collect the pre- and post-test data.
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Participants were randomly allocated to the control group. They were given routine care for four weeks. The CPSQI was used to collect the pre- and post-test data.
The experimental group was given a hot footbath with a temperature of 41℃±1℃ for 20 minutes at about 1-2 hours before sleep
Also known as: Experimental group
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
index scoring from 0 to 3 points, and total 21 points. A total score of all seven indexes \> 5 suggests poor sleep quality
Time frame: pretest
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
index scoring from 0 to 3 points, and total 21 points. A total score of all seven indexes \> 5 suggests poor sleep quality
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
Plan to share: No
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