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Therapeutic Touch in Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care
Sponsor: Erzurum Technical University
Summary
This study aims to examine the effect of therapeutic touch applied to advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care on sleep quality and fatigue severity. This is a randomized controlled experimental study using a pretest-posttest design. The study includes advanced-stage cancer patients receiving support in a palliative care unit. Research data will be collected from patients between March and August 2024 using face-to-face interviews. The intervention group will receive therapeutic touch for 20 minutes per day for 5 consecutive days, while the control group will continue to receive routine palliative care. Data will be collected using a Personal Information Form, the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ), and the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS).
Official title: The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Sleep Quality and Fatigue Severity in Advanced Cancer Patients in the Palliative Care Setting: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 100 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
61
Start Date
2024-03-01
Completion Date
2024-08-01
Last Updated
2026-04-13
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Therapeutic Touch
Therapeutic touch was applied to the head, shoulders, hands and feet for approximately 10-15 minutes per day for 5 consecutive days. The application was performed between 18:00-22:00 in the patient's room with privacy ensured. The protocol consisted of light, rhythmic touches based on the effleurage (stroking) technique.
Routine Palliative Care
Participants continued with routine palliative care protocols. No therapeutic touch or other specific touch-based intervention was applied.
Locations (1)
Erzurum City Hospital Palliative Care Service
Erzurum, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye)