NCT07069023

Tiredness and Nausea and Vomiting Management in Oncology Patients

The Effect of Breath Exercise and Reiki Application on Tiredness and Nausea and Vomiting Management in Oncology Patients; Randomised Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This randomised controlled trial will investigate the effects of breathing exercises and Reiki on fatigue and nausea-vomiting symptoms in oncology patients. Data will be collected through face-to-face interviews using structured forms before the start of chemotherapy. To account for possible losses, 20 patients will be included in each intervention group.

Detailed description

Objective: This study aims to investigate the effects of breathing exercises and reiki on symptoms of fatigue, nausea, and vomiting. Experimental procedure: This randomised controlled trial will be conducted to investigate the effects of breathing exercises and reiki on symptoms of fatigue, nausea, and vomiting in oncology patients. Data will be collected using data collection forms during approximately 30-minute face-to-face interviews immediately before patients begin chemotherapy treatment. Considering that there may be case losses during the study, it was decided to include 20 patients in each group.

Conditions

• Cancer
• Fatigue
• Nausea

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	breathing exercise group	Oncology patients with nausea, vomiting and fatigue were given breathing exercises throughout the treatment.
OTHER	reiki group	Oncology patients with nausea, vomiting and fatigue received reiki throughout the treatment.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-12-01
• Primary completion: 2024-05-30
• Completion: 2024-05-30
• First posted: 2025-07-16
• Last updated: 2025-07-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)