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Investigating the effect of self-care in Cancer

The effect of Self-care education on the severity of pain and quality of life in patients with metastatic cancer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20190418043314N1
Enrollment
94
Registered
2019-07-14
Start date
2019-05-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-10-07

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

Conditions

Metastatic cancer.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the test group, after completing the questionnaires, patients received routine care, self-management training for pain (respiratory and respiratory compression,

Sponsors

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The age of the Patients is between 18 and 80 years old Individuals whose scores are based on a scale of 3-10 Persons who are physically capable of self-management People who have the ability to communicate People who have read and write literacy People who have not had a history of using complementary therapies in the past and now

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: People who are physically unable to manage self-management People who can not communicate People who are not literate to read and write

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention and every day for 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;Quality of Life. Timepoint: Before intervention and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire on 30 questions for assessing the quality of life of patients with cancer.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahsa mousavi

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

mousavi.m@ajums.ac.ir+98 61 3292 4622

Outcome results

None listed

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