Effect of the Nursing Intervention "Spiritual Support"

NCT ID: NCT01866670

Last Updated: 2013-05-31

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

25 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-03-31

Study Completion Date

2014-06-30

Brief Summary

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Condition: patients with breast cancer. Intervention: spiritual support (relaxation + image guided + meditation) or relaxation in three consecutive meetings (day 2, 3 and 4), three days of intervention in the same week. The first day the participants will be evaluated if she meets the needs of the research and will answer questions about their indentification and spirituality.

Type of study: intervention Study design: randomized controlled trial Masking: blind study. Randomization: sequence generated by SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) version 15, organized in sealed envelopes by another qualified professional.

The research ends in 2014 jun.

Detailed Description

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People who attend the study sessions will participate in sessions of relaxation or of spiritual support depending on the group in which they were selected.

One way to see if there was influence of these activities for the person is measuring some factors such as heart rate, oxygen saturation and blood pressure. The interventions will be conducted by the researcher and the data will be collected by a research assistant.

Before being accepted to participate in the study each participant will be evaluated if he/she meets the needs of the research (day 1); thus it will be observed if she has or not no physical condition to perform normal activities of daily life (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group - ECOG/Scale Zubrod) like this and your cognitive ability ((Mini-Mental State Examination MMSE/Brucki et al. 2003); if the patient is performing another type of complementary therapy will be considered his/her temporary interruption during the study period (Sheet inclusion and monitoring).

After this assessment, women who can participate in the research will answer questions about their identification (Identification Card of the study participants). They will answer five questions about spirituality (Pinto; Pais-Ribeiro, 2007).On the day 2, 3 and 4, during relaxation or spiritual support,the study participants should allow being recorded heart rate, oxygen saturation and blood pressure (ANOVA); this will be done by means of a sensor (or electrode) as those used for ECG and results will appear on a monitor (monitor BM5).

The sessions of relaxation or of spiritual support will be scheduled in three consecutive meetings in the same week, during the activities of the Teaching, Research and Rehabilitation Center for Mastectomized Women (REMA) of the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing (EERP-USP).

The questionnaires also will be made at the end of the study (day 4), after sessions of relaxation or spiritual support to see if there was any change in the two stages and between the two groups (ANOVA). At the end they will give a score from 0 to 10, or give their opinion on the experience of the meetings (Experience Rating Scale).

Women who are selected to the sessions of relaxation may perform the activity of spiritual support in future schedules, if they want. It is necessary to participate of the selected activity, i.e., relaxation or spiritual support, and they cannot switch groups during the research.

The research ends in 2014 jun.

Conditions

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Breast Neoplasms

Keywords

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spiritual distress nursing breast neoplasms

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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spiritual support

-Spiritual Support: deep breathing + guided image + meditation

Each patient will participate individually in three sequential meetings (A1, A2 and A3).

In the experimental group, it will be developed the support spiritual intervention in all three meetings.

In all meetings, namely A1, A2 and A3 the physiological parameters will be recorded (PA, SpO2, HR) through the monitor BM5.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

spiritual support

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

-Spiritual Support: deep breathing + guided image + meditation

relaxation therapy

Relaxation Therapy Each patient will participate individually in three sequential meetings (A1, A2 and A3).

In the control group, it will be performed just relaxing in all three meetings. In all meetings, namely A1, A2 and A3 the physiological parameters will be recorded (PA, SpO2, HR) through the monitor BM5.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

relaxation therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Relaxation Therapy: deep breathing

Interventions

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spiritual support

-Spiritual Support: deep breathing + guided image + meditation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

relaxation therapy

Relaxation Therapy: deep breathing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of breast cancer (record of inclusion and monitoring);
* Patients in follow up treatment for breast cancer (record of inclusion and monitoring);
* Have more than 18 years (record of inclusion and monitoring);

Exclusion Criteria

* Present history of psychiatric disorders involving hallucinations (record of inclusion and monitoring).
* Present energy-reduction (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group - ECOG/Zubrod Scale) - ECOG greater than 3
* Present decreased cognition (Mini-Mental State Examination MMSE/Brucki et al. 2003) - lower sum related to grade school.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Sao Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Caroline Guilherme

PhD student

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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REMA - Center for Education, Research and Rehabilitation assistence mastectomy

Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Brazil

Central Contacts

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Caroline Guilherme, PhD student

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 055(16)3602-3475

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Ana Maria Almeida, PhD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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00896312.0.0000.5393

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id