the effect of overshadowing on control of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting

Assessment the effect of overshadowing on control of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in children with leukemia

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20211004052665N1

Enrollment

200

Registered

2021-11-14

Start date

2021-11-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-29

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Conditions

overshadowing.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In addition to routine procedures that is injecting ondansetron anti-nausea medication to the child, 10 minutes before the start of chemotherapy, a flavored candy i

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

3 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Undergoing chemotherapy Being diagnosed with Leukemia Existence of gag reflex (gagging) and ability to swallow Age 3 to 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Tumor metastasis to the central nervous system (CNS) or gastrointestinal tract (to eliminate organic and organic causes of nausea and vomiting) Consciousness disorders Inability to eat by mouth (NPO) Having other underlying and chronic diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The rate of nausea. Timepoint: Before and after chemotherapy and repeated for three periods. Method of measurement: visual Analogue scale (VAS).;Number of cases of vomiting. Timepoint: Before and after chemotherapy and repeated for three periods. Method of measurement: Table of records of the number of vomiting events.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAli Omidi

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

aliomidi978@yahoo.com+98 21 0000 0000

Outcome results

None listed

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