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NCT Number: NCT04260334

Preoperative Care In Ovarian Cancer Patients

A randomised controlled trial study consisting of two-group pretest-post-test.

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Key information

Conditions

Adnexal Mass Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Outcome, Fatal Perioperative Complication

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Health Science University Tepecik Education and Research Hospital

Izmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This study was designed as a randomized controlled trial with pretest and posttest model. The sample of the research consisted of patients who would undergo ovarian cancer surgery at the gynecologic oncology unit of a university hospital in Turkey between June 2019-August 2020.

The women were randomly assigned using "a random number generation program (Research Randomizer (https://www.randomizer.org/)" by an independent researcher who was not included in the study, intervention and control groups were formed. Women were not informed about the group they would be a part of. However, the groups of women were known by the researchers.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years and over
  • women who know diagnosis
  • women who have not psychiatric illness
  • women who have preoperative period
  • hospitalization two days before surgery

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

Preoperative education

Other

The first two hours after the hospitalization of the patient will be met and the aim of the study will be explained. On the same day, the patient will be given breathing and relaxation exercises and explained why it is important. On the second day after the hospitalization, the patient will be evaluated and the previous day's exercises will be repeated and leg exercises will be performed. The importance of mobilization will then be highlighted. the same day gradual relaxation exercise and surgical relaxation will be administered to the patient three times. The patient will be evaluated on the first postoperative day.

Primary outcomes

  1. Anxiety

    Time frame: 3 days

    It has been measured The State and Trait Anxiety Inventory. Form Y, its most popular version, has 20 items for assessing trait anxiety and 20 for state anxiety. State anxiety items include: "I am tense; I am worried" and "I feel calm; I feel secure." Trait anxiety items include: "I worry too much over something that really doesn't matter" and "I am content; I am a steady person." All items are rated on a 4-point scale (e.g., from "Almost Never" to "Almost Always"). Scores range from 20 to 80, with higher scores correlating with greater anxiety.

  2. analgesia

    Time frame: 3 days

    It has been measured visual analog scale for pain. Scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores correlating with greater pain.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Dokuz Eylul University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Preoperative Care in Ovarian Cancer: Effects of Relaxation-Focused Nursing Program in Women With Ovarian Cancer

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Feb 7, 2020
Registry last updated
Apr 29, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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