NCT06056713

Hand Massage on Fatigue With Cancer Receiving Brachytherapy

The Effect of Hand Massage on Fatigue in Women With Cancer Receiving Brachytherapy Treatment

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (estimated)
• Sponsor: TC Erciyes University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This randomized controlled trial was designed to examine the effect of hand massage on the level of fatigue in patients receiving BT therapy. Randomized controlled trial was conducted in the radioterapi outpatient clinic of university hospital located in a large city in Turkey. When 12 patients were included in each group, it was determined that the power was 90% at the 5% Type I error level, and a total of 24 women with gynecological cancer were included in the study. The primary outcome of this study was the mean difference in fatigue scores between the groups following the three brachtherapy cycles hand intervention. Patient Information Form and Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) used. This study predicted that hand massage applied in each session, starting from the first session of brachytherapy application, would reduce the level of fatigue in women.

Detailed description

Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effects of hand massage intervention the level of fatigue in patients receiving BT therapy. . This randomized clinical trial was conducted.

Conditions

• Hand Massage

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Hand Massage	The hand massage application lasted 10 minutes, 5 minutes on each hand, before each brachytherapy (3 times in total in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd sessions).

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-30
• Primary completion: 2023-11-30
• Completion: 2023-11-30
• First posted: 2023-09-28
• Last updated: 2023-09-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)