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Effect of education on Neuropathy caused by chemotherapy

Effect of a supportive educational intervention through virtual social networks on Neuropathy in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20240729062576N1
Enrollment
68
Registered
2024-08-05
Start date
2024-08-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-26

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

Conditions

Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy. Paraneoplastic neuromyopathy and neuropathy

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention group through one of the social media messages according to the patients preference that has the ability to send messages in written, audio, video

Sponsors

Arak University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 70=Age = 18 Confirmation of cancer diagnosis by a specialist doctor Passing at least one course of treatment with a chemotherapy drug that causes neuropathy and suffering from chemotherapy-induced neuropathy with the opinion of a specialist doctor Ability to read and write Access and ability to use virtual social network Not suffering from known mental illnesses diagnosed by a doctor Not suffering from other underlying diseases such as diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis No drug addiction Body mass index less than 40

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis Not using drugs that cause neuropathy with the opinion of a specialist doctor Not having cancer disease with the opinion of a specialist doctor

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Chemotherapy-induced Neuropathy. Timepoint: Measuring the severity of neuropathy before the intervention, one month and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire to determine the severity of chemotherapy-induced neuropathy.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Shamsi

Arak University of Medical Sciences

f.shamsi@arakmu.ac.ir+98 86 3313 0743

Outcome results

None listed

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