Colorectal cancer. Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: First intervention group: At first, the demographic information form, and visual pain level (VAS) and fatigue level (MFI) questionnaires will be completed for patients in group A. Then
Sponsors
Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Insensitivity to plants and their extracts according to the person's previous history Colorectal cancer has been definitively diagnosed by a hematologist and oncologist. Undergoing the first cycle of chemotherapy up to a maximum of the fifth cycle of chemotherapy Having a pain intensity score of at least 3 based on the questionnaire (VAS) No smoking, drugs and alcohol Not suffering from other known chronic diseases such as heart-pulmonary diseases, blood pressure and diabetes Not using perfume or cologne before or during the intervention Not having an olfactory disorder and also having a cold and nasal congestion that should affect the sense of smell Absence of mental disorders Not receiving natural painkillers 3 hours before the start or during the intervention Having a history of surgery in less than 3 months Having hemoglobin of at least 8gr/dl
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Use of other pain relief methods during the study Refusal to continue participating in the study The patient's lack of awareness colorectal cancer Decreased level of alertness while studying Occurrence of skin and eye allergies during study The occurrence of severe physical complications caused by the disease death of the patient suffering from diseases characterized by fatigue (multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, AIDS, joint rheumatism) Presence of perceptual disorders related to smell (olfactory hallucinations)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain intensity. Timepoint: It is before the start of the intervention and thirty minutes and one hour and three hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: The visual scale for measuring pain intensity is a 10 cm ruler, on the left end of which the word no pain is written and on the right end the word the most severe state of pain is written. According to the amount of pain in the last 48 hours, the person puts a mark on the continuum; Then the amount of pain is measured by the researcher using the visual pain intensity measurement scale (VAS) which is standardized for pain measurement. The visual scale for measuring pain intensity from zero to ten is divided as follows: 0-1: (no pain) / 2-3: (little pain) / 4-5: (extreme pain) / 6-7: (pain) very bad)/ 8-9: (maximum pain) and 10 (unbearable pain).;Fatigue rate. Timepoint: It is before the start of the intervention and thirty minutes and one hour and three hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: The questionnaire (MFI) consists of 20 items and 5 subscales of general fatigue (4 questions), physical fatigue (4 questions), decreased activity (4 questions), decreased motivation (4 questions) and mental fatigue (4 questions), which It is used to measure fatigue. The scoring of the questionnaire is on a 5-option Likert scale from 1 = yes, completely true to 5 = no, completely false. Questions number 2, 5, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19 are graded in reverse order and are graded as 5 completely correct to 1 completely incorrect. To get the overall score of the questionnaire, the scores of all items are added together. The total score of each field is 4-20 and the total score of fatigue determined by the sum of the scores of the fields can be between 20-100. A higher score indicates greater fatigue. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSajad Salehipour
Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed