Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
guided imagery, progressive muscle relaxation, complimentary and alternative medicine, quality of life, stress, pain, anxiety
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation techniques are effective in the management of pain, fatigue, nausea-vomit, anxiety and depression in patients with either prostate or breast cancer. This study includes a total of 200 patients with prostate and breast cancer randomly assigned to either a control or intervention group. The intervention group received in total 4 sessions of Guided Imagery (protocol floating on a cloud) and Progressive Muscle Relaxation (breathing exercises and use of 11 groups of muscle progressively tensing and relaxing). Measurements included the assessment of pain, fatigue, nausea-vomit, depression, anxiety and quality of life. Additionally, saliva samples were collected prior and after the sessions as to assess saliva cortisol and saliva α-amylase. The same measurements were received by the patients of the control group as to allow comparisons.
Interventions
4 supervised sessions per patient for 4 weeks additional to daily unsupervised sessions
Sponsors
Cyprus University of Technology
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 72 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Clinical diagnosis of breast or prostate cancer * Must be able to follow instructions * Good cognitive ability * Willing to participate
Exclusion criteria
* Use of cortisone * Xerostomia * oral mucositis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stress | 20 months | Saliva α-amylase and saliva cortisol |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fatigue | 20 months |
| Anxiety | 20 months |
| Quality of Life | 20 months |
| Nausea-vomit | 20 months |
| Pain | 20 months |
| Depression | 20 months |
Countries
Cyprus
Outcome results
None listed