Cancer, Fatigue, Nausea
Conditions
Keywords
Breath exercise, reiki application, tiredness, nausea, vomiting
Brief summary
This randomised controlled trial will investigate the effects of breathing exercises and Reiki on fatigue and nausea-vomiting symptoms in oncology patients. Data will be collected through face-to-face interviews using structured forms before the start of chemotherapy. To account for possible losses, 20 patients will be included in each intervention group.
Detailed description
Objective: This study aims to investigate the effects of breathing exercises and reiki on symptoms of fatigue, nausea, and vomiting. Experimental procedure: This randomised controlled trial will be conducted to investigate the effects of breathing exercises and reiki on symptoms of fatigue, nausea, and vomiting in oncology patients. Data will be collected using data collection forms during approximately 30-minute face-to-face interviews immediately before patients begin chemotherapy treatment. Considering that there may be case losses during the study, it was decided to include 20 patients in each group.
Interventions
Oncology patients with nausea, vomiting and fatigue were given breathing exercises throughout the treatment.
OTHERreiki group
Oncology patients with nausea, vomiting and fatigue received reiki throughout the treatment.
Sponsors
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
This study employed a three-group experimental design involving a breathing exercise group, a Reiki group, and a control group. Participants in the intervention groups received sessions twice a week for six weeks, while the control group received no intervention. Data were collected at three points: pre-test (week 1), mid-test (week 3), and post-test (week 6), using validated instruments. These assessments aimed to measure changes over time and compare group differences. Ethical approval was obtained, and informed consent was secured from all participants.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients who volunteered to participate in the study, were diagnosed with cancer, had symptoms of nausea-vomiting and fatigue, were literate, could communicate, did not have a diagnosis of mental or psychiatric illness, were not hearing or visually impaired, were 18 years of age or older, and were not receiving antiemetic treatment. \-
Exclusion criteria
Patients with any other disease related to the gastrointestinal system, any other disease or condition that would prevent them from performing the exercises to be performed for the study. \-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Introductory Information Form | 6 WEEKS | It was consists of questions such as socio-demographic characteristics such as age, marital status, chronic diseases, disease history, and type, stage, metastasis status, metastasis site, treatment status, nausea and vomiting |
| Hirai Cancer Fatigue Scale | 6 WEEKS | The scale measures fatigue in cancer patients and is 5-point Likert type. The minimum value of the scale is 15 and the maximum value is 75. High scores on the scale indicate increased fatigue and low scores indicate decreased fatigue.The Cronbach Alpha value of the original scale was found to be 0.943. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed