Impact of Disney Movies During Chemotherapy on QOL of Gynecologic Oncology Patients

Medical University of Vienna

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chemotherapy; Quality of Life; Ovarian Cancer

Treatments: Other: EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-FA12 surveys; Other: Disney movie

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03863912

1908/2017

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate the impact of Disney movies on quality of life (QOL) of gynecologic oncology patients.

25 Patients are watching Disney movies on portable DVD players during chemotherapy, 25 patients are not allowed to watch TV.

EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-FA12 surveys are given to the patients before and after the six chemotherapies.

Hypothesis: Disney movies can elevate patients QOL.

Enrollment: 56 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• planned 6 cycles of chemotherapy with carboplatin/paclitaxel or carboplatin/pegylated liposomal doxorubicin
• Age >18 years

Exclusion criteria

• inadequate knowledge of the German language

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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56 participants in 2 patient groups

Disney

Active Comparator group

Description:

watch Disney movies and fill out EORTC QLQ-C30 (Version 3) and EORTC QLQ-FA12 surveys

Treatment:

Other: Disney movie

Other: EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-FA12 surveys

Control

Other group

Description:

fill out EORTC QLQ-C30 (Version 3) and EORTC QLQ-FA12 surveys

Treatment:

Other: EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-FA12 surveys