The Effect of a Single Session of 30-Minute Mindful Breathing on Fatigue among Patients with Hematological Cancer – A Randomised Controlled Trial.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 未知
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 80
研究概览
简要总结
We conducted a study to evaluate the effect of a single-session 30-minute mindful breathing in reducing fatigue among patients with hematological cancer. This is due to fatigue was the most prevalent symptom among these patients. A total of 80 patients who aged 18 years old or more with confirmed haematological cancer diagnosis and a fatigue score of 4 or more based on the fatigue subscale of Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) were selected, subsequently allocated to either the intervention group (standard care plus a guided 30-minute mindful breathing session) or control group (standard care alone). At minute 0, both groups had similar ESAS-fatigue score and FACIT-fatigue score. At minute 30, intervention group had lower ESAS-fatigue score and FACIT-fatigue score compared to control group. The degree of score reduction in intervention group was significant. The main study limitation was that only the immediate effect of the intervention was explored.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomised controlled trial
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Open (masking not used)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 o limit（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •Patients aged 18 years and above, had a histopathological diagnosis of haematological cancer according to World Health Organisation classification, and a fatigue score of 4 or more based on the fatigue subscale of Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS).
排除标准
- •Patients with impaired conscious level, cognitive impairment or psychiatric illness that would prevent them from giving informed consent or participating fully in the study, current or history of cancer of other system, or a haemoglobin level less than 8g/dl.