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NCT Number: NCT07069023

Tiredness and Nausea and Vomiting Management in Oncology Patients

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Cancer Fatigue Nausea Neoplasms Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms, Digestive Vomiting

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi

Istanbul, 34255, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Patients who volunteered to participate in the study, were diagnosed with cancer, had symptoms of nausea-vomiting and fatigue, were literate, could communicate, did not have a diagnosis of mental or psychiatric illness, were not hearing or visually impaired, were 18 years of age or older, and were not receiving antiemetic treatment.

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Exclusion criteria

Patients with any other disease related to the gastrointestinal system, any other disease or condition that would prevent them from performing the exercises to be performed for the study.

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Treatment and study plan

Breathing Exercise Group

Other

Oncology patients with nausea, vomiting and fatigue were given breathing exercises throughout the treatment.

Other names: control group

reiki group

Other

Oncology patients with nausea, vomiting and fatigue received reiki throughout the treatment.

Primary outcomes

  1. Individual Introductory Information Form

    Time frame: 6 WEEKS

    It was consists of questions such as socio-demographic characteristics such as age, marital status, chronic diseases, disease history, and type, stage, metastasis status, metastasis site, treatment status, nausea and vomiting

  2. Hirai Cancer Fatigue Scale

    Time frame: 6 WEEKS

    The scale measures fatigue in cancer patients and is 5-point Likert type. The minimum value of the scale is 15 and the maximum value is 75. High scores on the scale indicate increased fatigue and low scores indicate decreased fatigue.The Cronbach Alpha value of the original scale was found to be 0.943.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Other

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Jul 16, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 16, 2025

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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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