Clinical trial · Interventional
Fatıgue Management and Qualıty of Lıfe
The Effect of Integratıve Therapıes on Fatıgue Management and Qualıty of Lıfe in Cancer Patıents Undergoıng Immunotherapy
- 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)
Aim: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of integrative therapies on fatigue management and qualiy of life in cancer patients receiving immunotherapy. Materials and Methods: In the study 60 patients, 30 in the intervention group and 30 in the control group were included in the sample. The intervention group was given Pranayama breathing exercise for 20 minutes before immunotherapy treatment and listened to music during immunotherapy. Study data were collected using the "Patient Information Form ", "FACT-G Quality of Life Scale " and "Hirai Cancer Fatigue Scale ". Appropriate statistical methods were used to analyze the data.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oncology | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pranayama Group | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Pranayama Group
- description
- Collection of Experimental Group Data: Patient Information Form (Appendix-1), FACT-G Quality of Life Scale (Appendix-2) and Hirai Cancer Fatigue Scale (Appendix-3) were filled in the first interview. Pranayama breathing exercise was performed by the practitioner for 20 minutes before the immunotherapy application. For the application, a quiet room with limited entrance and exit, which was reserved for injection applications within the unit, was preferred. After the application, the patient was taken to the treatment department for immunotherapy treatment and was allowed to listen to music with headphones during immunotherapy treatment. The patient was contacted by phone to listen to music and do pranayama exercise at least 3 days a week for 8 weeks following the treatment.
- interventionNames
- Other: Pranayama Group
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Group
- description
- Patient Information Form, FACT-G Quality of Life Scale and Hirai Cancer Fatigue Scale were filled in the first interview. Patients in the control group received standard immunotherapy treatment without any treatment before immunotherapy. In the fourth and eighth week following the treatment, the FACT-G Quality of Life Scale and Hirai Cancer Fatigue Scale were filled out and the patients were followed up for eight weeks.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * Receiving immunotherapy treatment for cancer diagnosis, * Reads and writes, * Over 18 years old, * Able to communicate, no language problems, * Those who volunteered to participate in the study and whose consent was obtained, * Not diagnosed with a mental or psychiatric illness, * Patients without hearing impairment were included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to adapt to planned interventions, * Hearing impaired, * Not volunteering to participate in the study, * Patients with mental disability or perception problems were not included in the study. Patients who wanted to leave the study voluntarily were excluded from the study. In our study, there were no participants who wanted to leave the study voluntarily. \-
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