Clinical trial · Interventional
Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory Based Nursing Interventions for Immunotherapy Treated Cancer Patients
The Effect of Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory Based Nursing Interventions on Symptom Management, Care Needs and The Quality of Life of Immunotherapy Treated Cancer Patients
- 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)
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of nursing interventions based on Orem Self-Care Deficiency Theory on symptom management, care needs and quality of life in cancer patients who underwent immunotherapy. Method: The research was planned as a randomized controlled trial. The research is planned to be carried out in the Medical Oncology unit of the Health Sciences University Antalya Training and Research Hospital. It is planned to be done with 58 patients, 29 experimental and 29 control groups. Based on Orem Self-Care Deficit Theory; face-to-face patient education, giving patient education booklet, preparation of symptom management card, face-to-face and telephone counseling initiatives were planned. Patient Description Form, Supportive Care Needs Scale-Short Form, Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale, European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Scale and Self-Care Strength Scale will be used to collect data.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
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 | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Nurse's Role | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Quality of Life | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Treatment Side Effects | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory Based Nursing Interventions for Immunotherapy Treated Cancer Patients | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Immuno-SelfCare
- interventionNames
- Other: Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory Based Nursing Interventions for Immunotherapy Treated Cancer Patients
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Group
Primary outcomes (5)
- measure
- Change from Baseline in Symptom on the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale at week 12
- timeFrame
- Baseline and 12th week
- description
- Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS): The Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale is a multidimensional self-report questionnaire that evaluates 32 physical and psychological symptoms according to their frequency, severity and distress/bother to the person in the past week.The total score is the average of the responses to the distress scale items and and ranges from 0 to 4 with higher values indicating greater distress experienced from symptoms.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Coming to Antalya Training and Research Hospital Medical Oncology unit for treatment, * First time taking one of the immune checkpoint inhibitors (Ipilimumab CTLA-4, Pembrolizumab PD-1, Nivolumab PD-1, Atezolizumab PDL-1), * Speaking and understanding Turkish, * Being literate, * 18 Years and older * With solid tumor, * No communication barrier * Being able to communicate by phone * Individuals who agree to participate in the research. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients receiving other cancer treatments in combination with immunotherapy, * Patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Scale 4.
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