Warm foot bath may ease pain and anxiety after surgery
NCT ID NCT06177873
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a 20-minute hot foot bath can reduce pain, anxiety, and improve sleep and comfort in 108 adults who had gallbladder removal surgery. Patients with moderate to severe pain received the foot bath about 4 hours after surgery. The researchers measured pain, anxiety, sleep, and comfort levels before and after the foot bath.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- hot water foot bath
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help people feel more comfortable after gallbladder surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with no blinding, so results may not apply widely. The effect may be due to relaxation rather than the foot bath itself.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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108 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Nov 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Patients did not have any psychological disorders, cancer, hypertension or heart disease and did not use any medication related to these diseases * Patients used the same type of analgesic for pain control in the postoperative period, * Patients had a VAS pain level of 4 or above, had no foot pain * Patients who did not have wounds, infections or infectious diseases * Patients who did not develop any complications before, during and after surgery were Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who developed any complications before, during or after surgery * Patients who had drains were not included in the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atatürk University
Erzurum, Yakutiye, 25240, Turkey (Türkiye)
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