NCT04536207

Cryotherapy for Neuropathy in Children

Effect of Cryotherapy in Controlling Peripheral Neuropathy in Cancer Children

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: South Valley University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aimed to assess the efficacy of cryotherapy in controlling Peripheral Neuropathy in cancer children

Detailed description

Peripheral neuropathy is a serious condition characterized by symmetrical, distal damage to the peripheral nerves that may be caused by several classes of drugs, including chemotherapeutic agents. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is an adverse effect estimated to occur in up to 40% of patients undergoing chemotherapy, with its incidence increasing in patients being treated with multiple agents. Pharmacists play a pivotal role in the prevention and management of CIPN by recommending evidence-based pharmacologic and non pharmacologic strategies appropriate for the individual patient.Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a systemic disease characterized by symmetrical, distal damage to the peripheral nerves that negatively impacts patient quality of life (QOL). Prolonged symptoms associated with PN can cause pain, interfere with functional ability (e.g., dressing, driving, house-work), and disrupt emotional health.

Conditions

• Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Cryotherapy (apparatus)	Cryotherapy is a pain treatment that uses a method of localized freezing temperatures to deaden an irritated nerve. Cryotherapy is also used as a method of treating localized areas of some cancers (called cryosurgery), such as prostate cancer and to treat abnormal skin cells by dermatologists

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-02-01
• Primary completion: 2022-06-30
• Completion: 2022-07-15
• First posted: 2020-09-02
• Last updated: 2021-10-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt