Effect of body position exchange on dyspnea associated with single-sided pleural effusion in cancer patients: A pilot randomized, crossover, controlled trial
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Cancer
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000052916
- Lead Sponsor
- Mie University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1)Patients who have undergone lung resection surgery in the past 2)Patients with more than 1/3 of chest effusion bilaterally on the most recent standing or sitting chest radiographs. 3)performing opioid rescue more than 9 times a day 4)Patients who have undergone any treatment or procedure (e.g., pleurodesis, blood transfusion) since radiography or CT scan and blood test 2 weeks prior to enrollment that would affect the data 5)Patients whose disease, medical condition, or symptoms may be aggravated by the positioning of the body 6)Other patients deemed inappropriate by the physician in charge for this study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Difference in dyspnea NRS before and after comparison between the healthy side lying position and the sick side lying position
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Number and percentage of patients who completed each intervention 2) Percentage of cases in which the dyspnea NRS decreased by 1 or more with each intervention. 3) Whether the patient felt that each intervention relieved dyspnea or not. 4) Percentage of patients who responded when asked which intervention was better, the healthy side lying position or the sick side lying position.