Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Warm Water Footbaths With Added Ginger or Mustard Powder on Psychosocial Parameters in Patients With an Oncological Disease
Lead Sponsor:
ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Conditions:
Oncologic Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A randomized, controlled, three-arm trial to investigate the effects of warm water footbaths with and without the addition of ginger or mustard powder on psychosocial parameters in patients with an on...
Detailed Description
A randomized, controlled trial with cross-over design in which the subjects (23 patients with an oncological disease, 13 healthy controls) receive warm water footbaths with added ginger (experimental)...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Written informed consent
- Age between 18 and 65 years
- Oncological disorder with at least one chemotherapy or radiation in the treatment history
- Current inpatient treatment in the oncology ward of the Filderklinik (Filderstadt, Germany) with a minimum stay of 4 days
Exclusion
- Infectious disease (with more than 38 °C core body temperature)
- Skin lesion on the lower legs or feet
- Hypersensitivity to mustard or ginger products
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- Pregnancy
- Insufficient knowledge of the German language
- Bedriddenness
- Poor general condition (according to the assessment of the attending physicians)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 15 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 18 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
36 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04271670
Start Date
January 15 2016
End Date
September 18 2017
Last Update
February 17 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Arcim Institute
Filderstadt, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 70794