The effect of neurofeedback on short-term memory and quality of life after breast cancer treatment

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016071728964N1

Enrollment

Registered

2016-10-11

Start date

2016-10-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Breast cancer. Breast cancer

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: After taking a detailed history and complete a questionnaire on background information (demographic), and measurement scales before intervention Including tests o

Rehabilitation

Control group: In the control group, while the electrodes were placed on their heads sat in front of the monitor, but the speakers was interrupted.

Intervention group: After taking a detailed history and complete a questionnaire on background information (demographic), and measurement scales before intervention Including tests of verbal memory

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

16 Years to 74 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients agreed to participate in research'; 2. One-way adult patients after breast cancer surgery and only a surgical treatment, chemotherapy and radiation therapy is given; 3. Impaired short-term memory is demonstrated by Wechsler test; 4. no history of brain tumor patients or history of psychiatric disorders such as depression, obsession and neurological diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and stroke. Exclusion criteria: 1. Neurofeedback therapy treated patients during surgery, chemotherapy and radiation; 2. In case of relapse and metastasis (grade 4 breast cancer); 3. Patients for whatever reason do not wish to continue treatment, emigrated or died; 4. Not been previously treated patients with short-term memory.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: SF-36 questionnaire.;Short Term Memory. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Wechsler memory scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Alpha peak. Timepoint: Before, after 10 sessions and at the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Neurofeedback device.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactPooria Sarvghadi

Ebn Sina hospital

sarvghadi.pooria@gmail.com+98 51 3502 3238

Outcome results

None listed

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