Evaluation of the Effects of Using Cooling Pillowcases, on the Symptoms of Hot Flushes, Sleep and Life Quality

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Other: Cooling Pillowcases

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06415162

SaglikBilimleriUBTURKMEN0001

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was planned to evaluate the effect of education on the management of side effects and the use of cooling pillowcase on hot flush complaints, sleep and quality of life in women with breast cancer receiving hormone therapy.

Full description

It is planned to apply pre-test evaluations in the 1st week and post-test evaluations in the 9th week to the intervention (training) group consisting of women with breast cancer who agree to participate in the study. A total of 3 follow-ups will be performed on the patients in the intervention (education) group in weeks 3 and 7 by telephone interview method and in week 5 by face-to-face interview method using the Patient Follow-up Form. In addition, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the education given to the patients in the intervention (education) group, the Practices for Coping with the Side Effects of Hormone Therapy Form will be completed in the 5th and 9th weeks.

The control group consisting of women with breast cancer who agreed to participate in the study will be administered pre-test evaluations at week 1 and post-test evaluations at week 9. The patients in the control group will not be subjected to any intervention by the researcher, their routine treatment and care will continue, and they will be followed up only once in the 5th week by phone call.

Enrollment: 64 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or older,
• Estrogen and progesterone receptor positive, stage 1, 2, 3 or 4 primary breast cancer,
• Receiving hormone therapy (goserelin acetate subcutaneously every 4 weeks),
• Pre/Perimenopausal period,
• No sensory and emotional barriers to communication,
• Understands Turkish, can read and write,
• Patients who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Receiving treatment for anxiety and/or depression,
• Receiving gabapentin treatment for neuropathic pain,
• Active viral or bacterial infection,
• Patients with a history of sleep disorders diagnosed before hormone therapy.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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64 participants in 2 patient groups

Cooling Pillowcases

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group will be given 'Patient Information Form, Menopause Specific Hot Flash Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and FACT-B Quality of Life Scale' to be filled in the 1st week, training on treatment side effects, training booklet and 'Hot Flash Diary' to record the hot flashes they experience. A cooling pillowcase will be given and its use will be explained. In the 5th week, 'Practices for Coping with the Side Effects of Hormone Therapy Form' will be filled out to evaluate the training given and the training will be repeated. A total of 3 follow-ups will be carried out by using the 'Patient Follow-up Form' by telephone in the 3rd and 7th weeks and face-to-face interview in the 5th week. In the 9th week, 'Menopause Specific Hot Flush Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and FACT-B Quality of Life Scale' and 'Practices for Coping with Side Effects of Hormone Therapy Form' will be completed to evaluate the effectiveness of the retraining given in the 5th week.

Treatment:

Other: Cooling Pillowcases

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention will be given to the patients in the control group.