Breast Neoplasms
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention Group (90 patients): Brazilian Integrative Wellness Protocol for Cancer Care, developed by the Brazilina Institute for Integrative Medicine and Health in Oncology, which includes therapie
90min sessions.
Control Group (90 patients): support groups every 2 weeks for reading and videos for motivation and wellness.
Procedure/surgery
E02.190
Sponsors
CREMIC - Centro Estadual de Referência em Medicina Integrativa e Complementar
CREMIC - Centro Estadual de Referência em Medicina Integrativa e Complementar
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Breast cancer women; prostatic cancer men; adults; in any cancer and treatment stage.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Open lesions or wounds; recent surgeries (less than thirty days); severe immunodeficiency ( neuthrophil count less than 500 cells per / ml).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life: EORTC QLQ-C30, BR23, and PR25; expected clinical improvement of 20 points for EORTC QLQ-C30. Measures in baseline, after 12 and 24 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Wellness improvement - wellness pentacle (Nahas, 2000). Applied before, after 12 and 24 weeks.;Perceived pain level - Visual Analog Scale. Applied before, after 12 and 24 weeks.;Depression and anxiety symptoms improvement - Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Applied before, after 12 and 24 weeks.;Stress Symptoms - Inventários de Sintomas de Estresse para Adultos de Lipp (ISSL). Applied before, after 12 and 24 weeks.;Vital Signs: SAP, DAP, and cardiac frequency. Digital blood pressure monitors. Pre and pos-session.;Adhesion to treatment - number of sessions divided by 24. At the end of the study.;Satisfaction - qualitative questionnaire. At the end of the study. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRenata Nascente
CREMIC - Centro Estadual de Referência em Medicina Integrativa e Complementar
Outcome results
None listed