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Effect of purposeful activities on pain, fatigue, sleep, emotional well being, daily functioning, quality of life and occupational performance in hospitalized cancer patients receiving palliative care

Addressing Occupational Needs and Empowering Function in Hospitalised Palliative Cancer Patients: A Prospective Single-Arm Interventional Study. - PAL-ACT

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/12/099300
Enrollment
110
Registered
2025-12-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C768- Malignant neoplasm of other specified ill-defined sites

Interventions

Intervention1: Purposeful activity : Daily sessions during hospitalization minimum of 3 and maximum of 5 sessions each participant Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention2: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Tata Memorial Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Adult patients above 18 years of age 2.Patients admitted for presence of palliative symptoms requiring occupational therapy needs at TMH Mumbai 3.Patients medically stable to participate in purposeful activities 4.Patients able to comprehend and understand Hindi and English languages

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with severe cognitive impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary Objectives Assessing the efficacy of purposeful activities on 1. Pain using Numerical Rating Scale NRS 2. Emotional health using Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 DASS21 3.Fatigue using Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory 20 MFI20 4.Quality of sleep using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index PSQI 5. Functional abilities using Standardized Occupational therapy assessment proforma 6. Quality of life using European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 EORTC QLQ C30 in admitted cancer patients receiving palliative careTimepoint: Daily sessions during hospitalization minimum of 3 and maximum of 5 sessions per participants—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary Objectives Assessing the efficacy of purposeful activities on occupational performance using Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) among admitted cancer patients receiving palliative care. Timepoint: At baseline before starting intervention & after completion of the intervention after 3 to 5 sessions—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR Sakshi Shinde

TATA Memorial Hospital and Research Centre

vagalmanjusha@yahoo.com9867552266

Outcome results

None listed

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