NCT06120764

Effect of Guided Imagery on Chemotherapy-related Nausea and Vomiting

Effect of Guided Imagery on Chemotherapy-related Nausea and Vomiting in Pediatric Oncology Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Baskent University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled study is to assess the effect of guided imagery on chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting in pediatric oncology patients. Participants will receive either guided imagery+routine care or routine care. The researchers will compare nausea and vomiting and vital signs between groups.

Detailed description

Despite significant advances in anti-emetic treatment, chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is considered a major side-effect that significantly reduces the quality of life of children diagnosed with cancer. Guided imagery is one of the methods of distraction that allows the individual to go to an environment or scene that will make the individual comfortable, peaceful, happy, and focused. In this study, the participants will be randomized in a single blind manner (participant) to either intervention or control groups.

Conditions

• Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting
• Pediatric Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	guided imagery	The children in the experimental group will listen to the first part of the 'Guided Imagery CD' prepared by the Turkish Psychological Association for relaxation 30 minutes before the chemotherapy infusion starts. The suggestions given in the first part of the CD will help the patients relax and focus their attention on their breathing. Patients will be positioned in a supine or semi-fowler position and will listen to the CD with headphones from a laptop. Once the chemotherapy infusion starts, relaxing light background music with the sound of a river or sea will be played based on the patients' preference, and imagery will be applied to the patients. Patients will be encouraged to think of various images, such as imagining that the treatment is over, visualizing themselves as much healthier and recovering quickly, returning to their old life, and doing whatever they want to do first after recovery. If there is an object, person, event, situation, or food that will make them feel good,

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-11-10
• Primary completion: 2025-12-30
• Completion: 2025-12-30
• First posted: 2023-11-07
• Last updated: 2025-09-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)