Effectiveness of Complementary Medicine in Improving pain and fatigue in Leukemia Patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- eukemia.Acute lymphoblastic leukemia [ALL]C91.0
- Registration Number
- IRCT20150302021307N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 107
Inclusion Criteria
Eighteen years or older
Undergoing chemotherapy
At least 3 months after diagnosis of acute leukemia
Exclusion Criteria
Known disorders of pain in their medical history
Underlying co-morbidities such as diabetes or other types of cancer
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain and fatigue intensities more than 3 according to the 0 to 10 numeric rating scale. Timepoint: Pain and fatigue intensities will be measured before intervention. During the four weeks of interventions, pain and fatigue intensities will be measured at the end of each week of study. Also, one week and two weeks after end of the interventions (week 5 and week 6), the pain and fatigue intensities will be measured again. Totally, pain and fatigue intensities will be measured for 7 times. Method of measurement: 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method