Clinical trial · Interventional
A Self-Management Energy Conservation Program for Cancer-Related Fatigue
A Self-Management Energy Conservation Program for Cancer-Related Fatigue in Thai Women With Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy: A Pilot Study
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this pilot study is to examine a 12-week self-management energy conservation program (ECAM)'s effects on fatigue, and secondarily on sleep, physical activity, anxiety and depression, self-efficacy, and beliefs about fatigue in a group of Thai women with breast cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy. We will also evaluate how well women like the intervention, how easy it is to use and whether women will do the activities.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer, Breast | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Cancer-related Problem/Condition | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Fatigue | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-management energy conservation | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Self-management energy conservation
- description
- Thai women with breast cancer randomized to the group will receive four sessions approximately every three weeks with the PI. The women will be instructed on how to do a self-management energy conservation program.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Self-management energy conservation
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- The participants will be given two pamphlets (general issues about breast cancer and self-care activities for patients receiving chemotherapy) provided by the health care team at the study sites. The participants in the control group will be encouraged to maintain their current daily activities during the 12-week period The participants will wear a pedometer to record the number of steps which is one of the activity outcomes.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Cancer-related fatigue (CRF)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Thai women are age 18 or older; are diagnosed with stage I-III breast cancer; are scheduled to receive at least four cycles of chemotherapy given in 21-day-intervals; report at least 4 out of 10 or higher on a fatigue scale in the past month; are able to read and write in Thai and can be contacted by telephone. Exclusion Criteria: * Thai women have a history of severe psychiatric illness, or have other illnesses that could be responsible for the fatigue other than cancer such as iron deficiency anemia, multiple sclerosis, congestive heart failure, chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia. With regard to anemia, women must have a certain hemoglobin in the normal range at baseline. They also cannot have acute or chronic bone, joint, or muscular abnormalities that would increase the risk of falls and injury. Women scheduled to receive concurrent radiation therapy are not eligible.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDNaraphong W, Barton D. Self-Management Energy Conservation for Cancer-Related Fatigue in Thai Women With Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy: A Pilot Study. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2023 Apr 21;50(3):337-347. doi: 10.1188/23.ONF.337-347. PMID 37155976