Clinical trial · Interventional
Use of Handheld Fans in Management of Hot Flashes in Women With Breast Cancer Receiving Hormonetherapy
- 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)
Hot flushes are a common symptom in women with breast cancer receiving hormone therapy. It can lead to conditions that reduce quality of life such as sleep quality deterioration, sexual problems and discomfort in daily life. Effective management of the symptom improves the quality of life of patients. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of handheld fan use in the management of hot flashes in women with breast cancer receiving hormone therapy. Hypotheses of the research: H1: Handheld fan use has no effect in managing hot flashes in women with breast cancer receiving hormone therapy. H2: The use of handheld fan has an effect on the management of hot flashes in women with breast cancer receiving hormone therapy. This randomised controlled study was a pretest-posttest experimental design. The study sample consisted of 64 breast cancer patients (n = 32 for each of the intervention and control groups) receiving hormone therapy treatment in the medical oncology department of a university hospital. The intervention group used a hand-held fan when experiencing hot flush symptoms, while the control group did not receive any intervention. The pre-test and post-test Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and hot flush belief scale scores and the results of the individual identifying information form were compared for both groups.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Handheld Fan | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Hormonetherapy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Hot Flashes | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control Group | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Handheld fan | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control group
- description
- pre-test, mid-test and final test will be administered.
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- İntervention group
- description
- Group using hand fans
- interventionNames
- Other: Handheld fan
- Other: Control Group
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Individual Information Form
- timeFrame
- 12 weeks
- description
- This form contains questions about sociodemographic characteristics, diseases and symptoms.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of clinical breast cancer * Experiencing hot flashes Exclusion Criteria: \- Menopausal women
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