Effect of education and virtual support on sleep in cancer

Effect of Supportive Educational Intervention through virtual social networks on the sleep of cancer patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20220528055007N1

Enrollment

Registered

2022-08-31

Start date

2019-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-21

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Conditions

Condition 1: Insomnia. Condition 2: Sleepiness. Condition 3: Sleep quality. Disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep [insomnias] Delayed sleep phase syndrome .Irregular sleep-wake pattern Delayed sleep phase syndrome. Irregular sleep-wake pattern

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Participants in the intervention group were contacted through a virtual social network allowing users to send and receive texts, photos, videos, and audio. The inte

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

25 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The age range between 25-65 years Definitive diagnosis of GIC (esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, and colorectal) Chemotherapy treatment Cancer awareness Smartphone availability Reading and writing ability Absence of mental illnesses and underlying diseases causing sleep No drug addiction Getting a higher than average score in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire and one of the two questionnaires of Insomnia Severity Index and Epworth Sleepiness Scale

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Sleep quality score in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and immediately and one month after the supportive educational intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire.;Insomnia severity score in Insomnia severity questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and immediately and one month after the supportive educational intervention. Method of measurement: Insomnia Severity Index Questionnaire.;Sleepiness score in the sleepiness Questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and immediately and one month after the supportive educational intervention. Method of measurement: Eoworth sleepiness Scale Questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Sleep quality score in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and immediately and one month after the supportive educational intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire.;Insomnia severity score in Insomnia severity questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and immediately and one month after the supportive educational intervention. Method of measurement: Insomnia Severity Index Questionnaire.;Sleepiness score in the sleepiness Questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and immediately and one month after the supportive educational intervention. Method of measurement: Eoworth sleepiness Scale Questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactElahe Sarlak

Arak University of Medical Sciences

nazinejat@gmail.com+98 66 4333 5104

Outcome results

None listed

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