Impact of a Nurse Led Pre-chemotherapy Education (ChemoED) Programme on quality of life, symptom experiences, hospital visits and psychological distress among breast cancer patients

A Randomized control trial to assess the impact of a Nurse Led Pre-chemotherapy Education (ChemoED) Programme on quality of life, symptom experiences, hospital visits and psychological distress among breast cancer patients in selected hospitals of Uttrakhand. - ChemoED

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2019/08/020886

Enrollment

100

Registered

2019-08-26

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C50- Malignant neoplasm of breast

Interventions

Intervention1: Nurse Led Pre-chemotherapy Education Programme: The intervention consists of provision of informational booklet to manage side effects of chemotherapy at home with telephonic-ally follo

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Female patients (age 18 to 70 years) newly diagnosed with breast cancer Receiving chemotherapy for the first time. Having Performance status 0-2 (ECOG scale). Receiving 3 weekly chemotherapy Able to read Hindi, English or Punjabi language. Willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Have clinical evidence of psychiatric or intellectual impairment such as: dementia, schizophrenia, mental retardation, depression, and anxiety disorder; Received Chemotherapy earlier either in the study hospital or other hospital; Receiving Concurrent chemoradiotherapy. At the end stage of life.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of Life,Timepoint: baseline and 4 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Symptom experiences, Hospital visits, Psychological distressTimepoint: 4 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDrSukhpal Kaur

AIIMS,

ruchikaheera@gmail.com9814143556

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026