The Effect of Foot Massage With Roles on Cancer Patients

Selcuk University

Status

Invitation-only

Conditions

Over Cancer

Foot Massage

Breast Neoplasms

Treatments

Other: Foot Massage with roller

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06376357

16.04.24/1

Details and patient eligibility

About

It was aimed to examine the roles in the management of treatment-related peripheral neuropathy in cancer patients receiving taxane-based chemotherapy and the effect of foot massage on neuropathy and quality of life.

Full description

Intervention Phase of the Research;

Patient information about neuropathy caused by chemotherapy and its management,
Teaching the role application to the patient,
Application process
It will be carried out in 4 steps, including patient monitoring via telemonitoring.

Enrollment

54 estimated patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Being registered in the medical oncology outpatient clinic of Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine Hospital
Completed standard taxane-based chemotherapy treatment protocol for breast and ovarian cancer
Karnofsky Performance Scale being 80 and above (Performance scale of cancer patients)
Being 18 years or older
Having received at least 3 cycles of taxane-based treatment
Presence of grade 2 or higher peripheral neuropathy
Being conscious and cooperative
Verbal and written approval to participate in the study after an explanation about the study is made.

Exclusion criteria

Previous skin sensitivity on hands and feet
Refused to participate in the study after making a statement about the study
Development of peripheral neuropathy due to reasons other than chemotherapy [tumor compression, nutritional disorders, infections or major systemic disease (diabetes mellitus, etc.)]
Bone, spine metastasis or malignancy
Having mental and psychic problems that would prevent him from taking part in the research.