Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in breast cancer.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: 38 women with breast cancer participated in the study according to the inclusion criteria. Each participant was given a package containing 20ml dropper bottle (cont
Sponsors
Arak University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Definitive diagnosis of breast cancer by oncologist and pathologist Chemotherapy with drugs that cause moderate to severe nausea Having a nausea severity above 3 cm using the 10 cm VAS scale Healthy sense of smell Being over 18 years old
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Having migraines and chronic headaches Having a history of asthma and allergy to rosa damacena History of drug and alcohol addiction Having mental illness Having liver and kidney disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of Nausea. Timepoint: 15 minutes before the start of chemotherapy (initially study) and 24 hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;The frequency of vomiting. Timepoint: 15 minutes before the start of chemotherapy (initially study) and 24 hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: Rhodes Index.;The frequency of retching. Timepoint: 15 minutes before the start of chemotherapy (initially study) and 24 hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: Rhodes Index. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Amount of vomiting. Timepoint: 15 minutes before the start of chemotherapy (initially study) and 24 hours after the intervention . Method of measurement: Rhodes Index.;Distress score of vomiting. Timepoint: 15 minutes before the start of chemotherapy (initially study) and 24 hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: Rhodes Index.;Distress score of retching. Timepoint: 15 minutes before the start of chemotherapy (initially study) and 24 hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: Rhodes Index.;Total score of retching. Timepoint: 15 minutes before the start of chemotherapy (initially study) and 24 hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: Rhodes Index.;Total score of vomiting. Timepoint: 15 minutes before the start of chemotherapy (initially study) and 24 hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: Rhodes Index. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactKiarash Tabaraei
Arak University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed