Malignant tumors
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for patients: 1.Aged >=18 years old, informed consent to participate in the study; 2.Patients diagnosed malignant tumors (including but not limited to lung cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lymphoma, etc.); 3.Patients receiving chemotherapy; 4. least one obvious symptom of spontaneous sweating (nocturnal or diurnal spontaneous sweating) during treatment. Inclusion criteria for caregivers: 1.Family caregivers of patients withant tumors; 2.The caregiver will not change during the patient's current hospitalization; 3.Able to complete this questionnaire independently or under the guidance of the investigator 4.Caregivers who are informed of the patient's condition and sign the consent form; 5.Family caregivers without anxiety and depression.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with severe infections (e.g., sepsis, active tuberculosis) that caused sweating; 2. with a history of clearly diagnosed endocrine diseases (e.g., hyperthyroidism) that caused hyperhidrosis; 3. Patients with cognitive impairment or psychiatric that affected the respondents.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation of the adverse impact of spontaneous sweating on patients and their families, especially the correlation analysis of patients' quality of life (QoL) and psychological statusanxiety, depression); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Investigate the potential influencing factors of spontaneous sweating, including disease factors (cancer type, staging, treatment), physiological factors (autonomic nerve, infection), psychological factors (anxiety, depression), and social factors (family support, economic status), etc.;To investigate the incidence of spontaneous sweating in clinical cancer patients and analyze its clinical characteristics and the correlation with hyperhidrosis.; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
West China Hospital of Sichuan University