Tiredness and Nausea and Vomiting Management in Oncology Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer; Fatigue; Nausea

• Registration Number: NCT07069023
• Lead Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Brief Summary

This randomised controlled trial will investigate the effects of breathing exercises and Reiki on fatigue and nausea-vomiting symptoms in oncology patients. Data will be collected through face-to-face interviews using structured forms before the start of chemotherapy. To account for possible losses, 20 patients will be included in each intervention group.

Detailed Description

Objective: This study aims to investigate the effects of breathing exercises and reiki on symptoms of fatigue, nausea, and vomiting.

Experimental procedure: This randomised controlled trial will be conducted to investigate the effects of breathing exercises and reiki on symptoms of fatigue, nausea, and vomiting in oncology patients. Data will be collected using data collection forms during approximately 30-minute face-to-face interviews immediately before patients begin chemotherapy treatment. Considering that there may be case losses during the study, it was decided to include 20 patients in each group.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-12-01
• Primary Completion: 2024-05-30
• Study Completion: 2024-05-30
• Status Verified: 2025-05
• Study First Submitted: 2025-05-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-07-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-07-07
• Study First Posted: 2025-07-16
• Last Update Posted: 2025-07-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who volunteered to participate in the study, were diagnosed with cancer, had symptoms of nausea-vomiting and fatigue, were literate, could communicate, did not have a diagnosis of mental or psychiatric illness, were not hearing or visually impaired, were 18 years of age or older, and were not receiving antiemetic treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with any other disease related to the gastrointestinal system, any other disease or condition that would prevent them from performing the exercises to be performed for the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Individual Introductory Information Form	6 WEEKS	It was consists of questions such as socio-demographic characteristics such as age, marital status, chronic diseases, disease history, and type, stage, metastasis status, metastasis site, treatment status, nausea and vomiting
Hirai Cancer Fatigue Scale	6 WEEKS	The scale measures fatigue in cancer patients and is 5-point Likert type. The minimum value of the scale is 15 and the maximum value is 75. High scores on the scale indicate increased fatigue and low scores indicate decreased fatigue.The Cronbach Alpha value of the original scale was found to be 0.943.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi; 🇹🇷 İstanbul, Turkey