Neoplasm Metastasis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group (IG), the participants will use the florals selected for the research in a bottle containing: two drops of each Bach Flower Therapy (Gorse, Cherry plum, Mimulus, Wild oat, Mustard,
Sponsors
Leonel dos Santos Silva
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Be over 18 years old; have a histologically proven diagnosis of any type of advanced (stage IV) cancer; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG): 0, 1, 2 or 3 characterized as: 0 (fully active); 1 (restricted from strenuous physical activity and able to perform work of a light or sedentary nature); 2 (self-care capacity without working conditions, remains out of bed 50% of the time) and 3 (limited self-care capacity, remains 50% of the time in bed or chair rest)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Continuous use of anxiolytic and antidepressant medications; use of some integrative or complementary health practice such as flower essences, chromotherapy, aromatherapy, acupuncture, reiki, therapeutic touch, among others; unable to maintain verbal and/or written communication by the assessment of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 4 performance scale (completely limited and unable to perform self-care activities, totally confined to bed or chair)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase in hope and health-related quality of life score of patients with advanced cancer. These will be measured with the respective Herth Hope Index (hope) and FACIT-Pal (health-related quality of life) instruments in the group of participants who undergo intervention or placebo | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction or maintenance of hope scores and health-related quality of life in patients with advanced cancer | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactComitê de Ética em Pesquisa Complexo Hospital de Clínicas
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Outcome results
None listed