Comparison of the Effectiveness of Aromatherapy-Massage with Classic Massage in Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathic Pain and Fatigue in Cancer Patients

Khoram-Abad University of Medical Sciences0 个研究点目标入组 75 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2021年7月12日

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•The patient should be between 18 and 80 years old
•Have at least one paraesthesia point (based on NRS)
•More than 10,000 platelets per cubic millimeter of blood
•No severe inflammatory lesions, itching or sores on the hands or feet
•The patient must be in stage II or III cancer
•Has received at least one session of chemotherapy and is scheduled to receive at least three more sessions within the next month
•Existence of fatigue resistant to common treatments
•If a specific cause for fatigue, such as anemia, insomnia, depression, or hypercalcemia, is identified, it should be treated first.
•No history of peripheral neuropathy for any cause including diabetes mellitus, autoimmune disease, AIDS or previous chemotherapy
•Patients with the infection are first treated with oral or intravenous antibiotics
•No known mental illness
•Ability to communicate and make telephone calls in Persian
•After standardizing the fatigue score in the range of 0-100 people with a fatigue score above 30 and a pain score of 3 enter the study
•Patient consent to participate in the study
•No spread of metastasis to distant and vital organs such as brain and lymph nodes
•Inclusion criteria for family caregiver: having a spouse or child relationship with the patient, experience of caring and following the patient for at least one month and willingness to participate in the study

•Deep vein thrombosis
•Perform Aromatherapy-Massage for the past month
•Dose reduction or discontinuation of medications
•Allergy to lavender, chamomile and mint oils
•Acute infections require oral or intravenous antibiotics or antiviral and antifungal drugs.
•Drug therapy during the study to prevent or treat neuropathy
•Existence of coagulation problems or taking anticoagulants
•haemorrhage
•Soft tissue infection
•Oncological emergencies (such as Tumor Lysis Syndrome)
•Participate in other rehabilitation programs, meditation and hydrotherapy, etc. while studying
•Exclusion criteria for family caregiver: change the role of family caregiver and transfer his/her role to other family members during the study

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Khoram-Abad University of Medical Sciences