Patient's Perception of Exercise After Bone Tumor Resection-A Qualitative Study

Recruiting

• Conditions: Bone Cancer Tumor

• Registration Number: NCT05746910
• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul Medeniyet University

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the opinions of patients who have undergone bone tumor resection surgery about post-op exercises.

Detailed Description

Semi-structured in-depth individual interviews will be conducted with patients who have undergone bone tumor surgery. In in-depth individual interviews, the same questions will be asked to all participants and the verbal answers to these questions will be recorded with voice recorders. Compared to taking notes by hand; It will be preferable to record the conversation with a voice recorder because it has advantages such as recording all the interviews and allowing the interviewer to focus on the interview. Thematic analysis method will be used in the evaluation of the data.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-12-05
• Status Verified: 2023-02
• Study First Submitted: 2023-02-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-02-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-02-17
• Study First Posted: 2023-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-28
• Primary Completion: 2023-03-30
• Study Completion: 2023-04-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals aged between 18 and 65,
• Individuals without communication problems,
• Individuals who have been diagnosed with a bone tumor for the first time and who have undergone resection surgery
• Patients who have previously received therapeutic exercises

Exclusion Criteria

• Uncontrollable arrhythmia and/or hypertension
• Presence of advanced sensory deficit
• Visual and hearing problems
• Not having sufficient communication skills (Mini-Mental Test score below 24 points)
• Patients undergoing head and neck bone resection

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Semi-structured in-depth individual interviews about Patient's Perceptions of post-op exercises	baseline	Semi-structured in-depth individual interviews will be conducted with patients only once. The same questions will be asked to all participants and the verbal answers to these questions will be recorded with voice recorders.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Emel Mete; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey