Investigation of the Effect of Training on the Side Effects of Chemotherapy Given Via the Mobile Health Application on the Quality of Life in Colorectal Cancer Patients

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Completed

• Conditions: Nurse's Role; Mobile Phone Use; Colorectal Cancer

• Registration Number: NCT05940740
• Lead Sponsor: NESLISAH YASAR KARTAL

Brief Summary

The incidence of colorectal cancer ranks fourth worldwide after lung, prostate and breast cancers. Although chemotherapy has an important place in the treatment of colorectal cancers, it can cause side effects such as diarrhea and fatigue in patients. Cancer patients' ability to cope with treatment side effects can be benefited from technological developments. Studies have shown that mobile health applications reduce symptom experience and increase quality of life in patients with breast cancer and leukemia.

Detailed Description

The incidence of colorectal cancer ranks fourth worldwide after lung, prostate and breast cancers. Although chemotherapy has an important place in the treatment of colorectal cancers, it can cause side effects such as diarrhea and fatigue in patients. Cancer patients' ability to cope with treatment side effects can be benefited from technological developments. Studies have shown that mobile health applications reduce symptom experience and increase quality of life in patients with breast cancer and leukemia. This research was planned as a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test control group in order to examine the effects of the mobile health application developed according to the Self-Care Disability Theory and the training given for chemotherapy side effects on the quality of life of colorectal cancer patients. The sample of the study will consist of patients who underwent chemotherapy outpatient (23 intervention group and 23 control group) with the diagnosis of colorectal cancer in the Internal Medicine Medical Oncology outpatient clinic of Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty. Simple random sampling method, which is one of the probabilistic sampling methods, will be used to determine the intervention and control groups. Data will be obtained (pre-test) with the Patient Information Form, the Self-Care Needs Assessment Form, the Nightingale Symptom Assessment Scale (N-SDS), and the Cancer Treatment Functional Assessment-Colorectal Scale (FACT-C). Training will be provided to the initiative group through the mobile health application. Symptom management and quality of life will be evaluated by using data collection tools after the 1st and 2nd cycles of chemotherapy in intervention group patients. A face-to-face meeting with the initiative group is planned every two weeks. Once a week, an message will be sent to the intervention group patients reminding them to use the mobile health application. Control group patients will continue to receive routine treatment and follow-up. A post-test will be applied to the intervention and control groups in the third month (12 weeks after the first interview). In this study, it is aimed to compare the effectiveness of routine treatment and care with the use of a mobile health application developed according to the Self-Care Insufficiency Theory, considering the developments in today's technology, and to evaluate the effects of the two methods on the control of symptoms that may occur due to chemotherapy side effects in colorectal cancer patients and their care needs.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-03-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-04-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-07-03
• Study First Posted: 2023-07-11
• Primary Completion: 2024-03-01
• Study Completion: 2025-01-14
• Status Verified: 2025-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-07-09
• Last Update Posted: 2025-07-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• Chemotherapy was started with the diagnosis of colorectal cancer,
• Receiving adjuvant chemotherapy,
• His psychological and general condition is suitable for the interview and
• Identified as colorectal cancer patients who volunteered to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Not diagnosed with colorectal cancer
• Not diagnosed adjuvant chemotherapy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Nightingale Symptom Evaluation Scale	Two weeks	The Nightingale Symptom Evaluation Scale (2009) was developed by Can and Aydıner for patients diagnosed with cancer. The scale includes three sub-dimensions. These sub-dimensions are "Physical Well-Being", "Social Well-Being" and "Psychological Well-Being".; The answers given by the patients to the scale are scored from 0 to 4 and answered on a five-point Likert type scale. Patients are asked to evaluate these questions by choosing one of the points "No" "0 points", "Very little" "1 point", "A little" "2 points", "Quite" "3 points", "Too much" "4 points".
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Colorectal	Two weeks	The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Colorectal Scale was first developed by Ward et al. in 1999 in the USA by the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) Measurement System.; The scale consists of a total of 5 dimensions and a total of 46 items. The scale consists of Ordinary Physical Status sub-dimension, Social Life and Family Status sub-dimension, intense Status sub-dimension, Activity Status sub-dimension and Other Concerns sub-dimensions.; In the evaluation made with the FACT-C Scale, the subject is asked to answer each statement by observing the last 7th day indicator. Each item of the scale is evaluated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ("never" = 0, "very little" = 1, "some" = 2, "quite" = 3, "a lot" = 4). Its total score is between 0-136.
Patient Information Form	Two weeks	The Patient Information Form was prepared considering the factors that may affect the self-care of patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer who underwent outpatient chemotherapy within a year. This form consists of a total of 19 questions questioning the characteristics of the individual, the disease and the treatment.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-Care Needs Evaluation Form	Two weeks	There are 28 statements in the Self-Care Needs Evaluation Form, which include the self-care needs of patients with colorectal cancer. In this form, it will question the self-care needs of colorectal cancer patients in case of universal, developmental and health deviations. Patients are asked to answer these statements by choosing one of the options "Yes", "Sometimes" or "No".

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Beykent University; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Buyukcekmece, Turkey