Effect of Foot Reflexology On Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Breast Cancer Patients

University of Health Sciences Lahore

Status: Begins enrollment this month

Conditions: Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting

Treatments: Other: Foot Reflexology

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07322393

DAKhan

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate the effect of foot reflexology on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in breast cancer patients. Nausea and vomiting are common side effects of chemotherapy and can negatively affect patients' comfort and quality of life. Foot reflexology is a non-invasive complementary therapy that involves applying pressure to specific points on the feet. The study will compare patients who receive foot reflexology along with standard care to those who receive standard care alone, to determine whether foot reflexology helps reduce the severity of nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy.

Full description

This study will be conducted to assess the effectiveness of foot reflexology in reducing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting among breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Eligible participants will be adult breast cancer patients undergoing scheduled chemotherapy treatment.

After enrollment, participants will be randomly assigned into two groups: an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group will receive foot reflexology in addition to standard chemotherapy care, while the control group will receive standard care only.

Foot reflexology will be administered by the researcher using a standardized technique. Each session will last approximately 20-30 minutes and will be provided during chemotherapy sessions across multiple chemotherapy cycles with an interval of 21 days. Reflex points associated with nausea, vomiting, relaxation, and digestion will be stimulated using appropriate pressure techniques.

Nausea and vomiting will be assessed using a standardized assessment tool before and after the intervention during each chemotherapy cycle. The collected data will be analyzed to compare the severity of nausea and vomiting between the experimental and control groups to determine the effectiveness of foot reflexology as a supportive therapy for managing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Breast Cancer patients aged >18 Patients receiving chemotherapy in curative setting

Exclusion criteria

Patients with paraplegia. Patients with skin ulcers or wounds. Patients with psychiatric conditions. Patients with foot fractures and varicose veins. Patients with GIT and Liver Cancer

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Foot Reflexology plus Standard Care

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this arm will receive foot reflexology in addition to standard chemotherapy care. Foot reflexology will be administered by the researcher using a standardized technique during chemotherapy sessions. Each session will last approximately 20-30 minutes and will be provided during each chemotherapy cycle with a 21-day interval. Standard care will be provided as per hospital protocol.

Treatment:

Other: Foot Reflexology

Standard Care

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this arm will receive standard chemotherapy care as per hospital protocol. No foot reflexology intervention will be provided.