A Psycho-educational Intervention for Symptom Cluster Management

NCT ID: NCT03332199

Last Updated: 2017-11-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

102 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-09-01

Study Completion Date

2017-10-20

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to develop, implement and undertake a preliminary evaluation of a psychoeducational intervention for managing a cancer-related symptom cluster including pain, fatigue and sleep disturbance experienced by Vietnamese cancer patients.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cancer Oncology

Keywords

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symptom cluster oncology psychoeducation symptom management fatigue pain sleep disturbance

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Control

Participants in the control group received standard treatment from oncologists and nurses at Hanoi Medical University Hospital.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Intervention

In addition to standard care provided by oncologists and nurses at Hanoi Medical University Hospital as described above, participants assigned to the intervention group received the psychoeducational intervention delivered by the nurse researcher.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Psycho-educational intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

The total program, consisting of three intervention sessions, was given over a period of 3 weeks. The one face-to-face session of an-hour's duration was provided within a week of the chemotherapy cycle following recruitment. Two booster sessions of 20-30 minutes were then conducted by phone at one-week intervals after the first intervention session.

Interventions

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Psycho-educational intervention

The total program, consisting of three intervention sessions, was given over a period of 3 weeks. The one face-to-face session of an-hour's duration was provided within a week of the chemotherapy cycle following recruitment. Two booster sessions of 20-30 minutes were then conducted by phone at one-week intervals after the first intervention session.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Are diagnosed with any type of cancer
* Are over 18 years of age
* Have finished the second chemotherapy cycle
* Expected prognosis of at least 12 months
* Karnofsky level of ≥ 60/100.
* Report three symptoms: fatigue, pain and sleep disturbance at severity level of equal or above 3 during the past 7 days.
* Ability to communicate in Vietnamese

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to complete questionnaires or participate in the intervention due to literacy level or communication impairment.
* Have been diagnosed with major psychiatric morbidity such as suicidal tendencies or schizophrenia.

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Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hanoi Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ly Nguyen

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Hanoi Medical University

Hanoi, , Vietnam

Site Status

Countries

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Vietnam

References

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Nguyen LT, Alexander K, Yates P. Psychoeducational Intervention for Symptom Management of Fatigue, Pain, and Sleep Disturbance Cluster Among Cancer Patients: A Pilot Quasi-Experimental Study. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 Jun;55(6):1459-1472. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.02.019. Epub 2018 Mar 2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29505795 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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1600000809

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id