The Effect of Sujok Therapy on Cancer Symptoms

Ataturk University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: sujok therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05265754

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Sujok therapy on Pain, Fatigue, Insomnia, Nausea and Vomiting experienced by patients with gastrointestinal system cancer.

Full description

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Sujok treatment on Pain, Fatigue, Insomnia, Nausea and Vomiting experienced by patients with gastrointestinal system cancer. Intervention and control groups will be determined by randomization. The scales to be used in the measurement will be applied to the individuals included in the study. Then, sujok therapy will be applied to the intervention group. After 6 sessions in weeks in total, measurement tools will be applied and evaluated again.

Enrollment: 49 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• over 18 years old
• Fatigue Severity Measurement - Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) fatigue score of 3 and above,
• Pain Severity Measurement - Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain score of 3 and above,
• Measurement of Nausea and Vomiting Severity - Patients with a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) nausea and vomiting score of 3 and above will be included.

Exclusion criteria

• Loss of sensation, amputation, injury, colostomy, etc., which will prevent practice in hands. patients will be excluded from the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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49 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

In the hand area, firstly, the points will be determined by means of the diagnostic stick and massage will be applied with buckwheat seeds. This massage will be 3 sessions a week, and a total of 6 sessions in 2 weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: sujok therapy

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

A questionnaire will be applied to the patients by the researcher. Questionnaires will be made as pre-test and post-test.