Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Sleep Quality and Anxiety in Individuals With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

NCT04842903 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AIBU-SBF-MAC-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 103
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Purpose: The purpose is to determine the effect of therapeutic touch on the sleep quality and anxiety of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Material and methods: This study was conducted between March 2018 and March 2019 as a randomized controlled experimental study conducted with pre-test post-test model. In addition to the routine nursing care, therapeutic touch (TT) and study scales were applied to the experimental group for a total of three sessions, once a day and 10 minutes each, for three consecutive days and only study scales were applied to the control group. The data was collected using Personal Information Form, Richard-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire and State Anxiety Inventory.

Conditions

COPD; Anxiety; Sleep

Keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Therapeutic touch; Sleep quality; Anxiety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Richard-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire

  It was developed by Richards in 1987. It is a five-item scale that evaluates depth of night sleep, duration of falling asleep, frequency of awakening, duration of being awake when waking up and sleep quality. Each item in the scale is evaluated on a chart between 0 and 100 with visual analogue scale. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 100, and the minimum score is 0. The higher the score on the scale, the higher the sleep quality. The Cronbach alpha coefficient of the scale, developed by Richards was 0.82.

  3 days

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• State Anxiety Inventory

  3 days

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic touch and standard nursing care of the clinic (such as breathing exercise, postural drainage) was applied.

Other: Therapeutic Touch

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Only standard nursing care of the clinic (such as breathing exercise, postural drainage) was applied.

Interventions

Therapeutic Touch OTHER

Therapeutic touch is an energy transfer process based on the assumption that every living organism in the universe has an energy field and these energy fields that interact with each other can be changed with the practices made by a conscious and certain intent. TT is an independent nursing practice first applied and developed by nurses Dora Kunz and Dolores Krieger in 1972. TT is also an art of concentration therapy in which the therapist focuses on consciousness as a focus to create balance and coordination in the mutual energy fields of the patient and the environment, and uses their hands to transfer energy. The fact that TT is easy to use, has no known side effects, has low costs, is non-invasive, and its importance among nurses and increasing frequency of its practice in recent years show that it is a powerful alternative to other CAT methods.

Experimental Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Over the age of 18
• Literate
• Oriented, open to communication and cooperation
• Those who are hospitalized in the clinic for at least four days
• Patients who volunteered to participate in the study were included.

You may not qualify if:

• Have any diagnosed psychiatric disorder
• Using antidepressants, antihistamines, benzodiazepines, hypnotic and narcotic drugs
• Persons using any other complementary and alternative treatment method during the therapeutic touch application were not included in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Abant Izzet Baysal University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal Univercity

Bolu, 14030, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Caliskan MA, Cerit B. Effect of therapeutic touch on sleep quality and anxiety in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized controlled trial. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2021 Nov;45:101481. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101481. Epub 2021 Sep 8.

  PMID: 34536666 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Anxiety Disorders; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Interventions

Therapeutic Touch

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Chronic Disease; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Mental Disorders; Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic; Dyssomnias; Sleep Wake Disorders; Nervous System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Spiritual Therapies

Study Officials

• Birgül CERİT, PhD

  Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Health Science

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assisstant

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 5, 2021
• First Posted: April 13, 2021
• Study Start: March 15, 2018
• Primary Completion: March 15, 2019
• Study Completion: March 15, 2019
• Last Updated: April 13, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)