Effect of education via educational SMS(short message sending) on self care and quality of life in cancer patients under chemotherapy

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• Conditions: cancer.; malignant neoplasm of GI tract; C00-D48

• Registration Number: IRCT20121016011136N4
• Lead Sponsor: Arak University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 18 June 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged 18-45 years
Having a mobile phone with the ability to receive text message
Having the ability to read .
Individuals with gastrointestinal cancer without metastasis.
Chemotherapy will be continue at least one month after the start of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

If the patient died during the intervention.
Unable to continue participation in the study due to acute complications of cancer and its treatments.
Increasing the severity of the disease in the patient.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self care. Timepoint: Two weeks and one month after starting the study. Method of measurement: self care questionnaire.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Two weeks and one month after starting the study. Method of measurement: Quality of life questionnaire for cancer patients.