Health Condition 1: C00-D49- Neoplasms
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Therapeutic Cooling gel packs
: 1.Therapeutic cooling will applied by the researcher when the patients undergone chemotherapy came to the hospital 2.The application area will be assesse
Sponsors
Soniya Giri
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Be older than 18 years 2. Should confirm case of cancer and has prescription of chemotherapy. 3.Able and willing to participate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients who had already developed CIPN 2.Patient with central nervous system problems, such as movement and balance 3.Patient who has rheumatoid arthritis , diabetes mellitus or peripheral vascular disease. 4.Patient who are using drugs to treat peripheral neuropathy symptoms 5. Patient with any skin infection , scar tissue , inflammation and incision in the hand and ankle 6.Patient with hot and cold insensitivity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assess the existing level if peripheral neuropathy among patients before initiating chemotherapy Effectiveness of therapeutic cooling in the prevention of chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathyTimepoint: At baseline and 6 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Association between the severity of peripheral neuropathy and selected demographic and clinical variablesTimepoint: 6week | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactR Velmurugan
Nursing College , AIIMS Bhopal
Outcome results
None listed