Breast cancer. Malignant neoplasm of breast
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control group: Standard care including antiemetic regimen with sham acupressure point. Intervention 2: Intervention groups: Standard care including antiemetic regimen with acupressure
Control group: Standard care including antiemetic regimen with sham acupressure point.
Intervention groups: Standard care including antiemetic regimen with acupressure in different point in each group.
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
16 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The study inclusion criteria were: female sex; age more than 16 years old; ability to communication; no evidence for psychotic disorders; the first chemotherapy experience; no history of psychotic disorders; not using acupressure or other complementary medicine; no metastasis; not using the radiotherapy simultaneously with chemotherapy; no evidence for intestine obstruction. Exclusion criteria: unwillingness to continue by patient; no completion the questionnaire and burns and anatomical disorders in the wrist and fingers.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Nausea and vomiting. Timepoint: before the intervention and 5 days after it. Method of measurement: Rhodes index of nausea, vomiting and retching. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSirvan Saghezi
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Outcome results
None listed