Status:
COMPLETED
Title: Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Daytime Sleepiness, Stress and Fatigue
Lead Sponsor:
Mardin Artuklu University
Conditions:
Stress
Fatigue
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-35 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Objective: This study was conducted to assess the effect of therapeutic touch on stress, daytime sleepiness, sleep quality and fatigue among the students of nursing and midwifery. Design: Randomized ...
Detailed Description
The trial was conducted between April and July 2018. The students who met the inclusion criteria were separated into three groups through randomization method as in therapeutic touch (n=32), placebo (...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- students who were at and above the age of 18,
- were the 1st year, 2nd year, 3rd year or 4th year students of nursing or midwifery,
- did not receive any energy therapy (Reiki, healing touch, therapeutic touch),
- received a score above 10 from the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS),
- did not have any communication problem,
- and accepted to take part in the study were included in the study.
Exclusion
- Students who were getting a psychologic and/or pharmacologic treatment in regard to their sleep, fatigue and stress problems,
- previously got a psychiatric diagnosis, still had a psychiatric illness,
- previously or still used anxiety (psychotropic) medicines were excluded from the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 20 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 15 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
104 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04515381
Start Date
April 20 2018
End Date
June 15 2018
Last Update
August 18 2020
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Mardin Artuklu University
Mardin, Turkey (Türkiye)