Effects of Oral Cryotherapy on Anticipatory, and Acute Nausea and Vomiting in Patients With Breast Cancer Undergoing Adjuvant Chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
Clin Breast Cancer
; 24(2): 112-121, 2024 02.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To determine the effects of oral cryotherapy (OC) on the anticipatory, and acute nausea and vomiting of patients with breast cancer who are receiving adjuvant chemotherapy. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
Seventy eligible patients with breast cancer were assigned to 2 groups by stratified randomization. This parallel grouped, randomized, clinical trial used the ice application protocol. OC application for an intervention group (IG, n = 35) was performed in 3 stages i) instructions on by the investigator at the hospital; ii) the implementation accompanied by the investigator at the hospital; iii) the individual application of at home by patients. The IG had been doing the application for 12 weeks. The patients in the control group (CG, n = 35) received standard care. Additionally, Rhodes Index of Nausea Vomiting, and Retching, and EORTC QLQ-C30 Life Quality Index were conducted on the first (T1 = cycle 1 day 0), second (T2 = cycle 2 day 21), third (T3 = cycle 3 day 42), and fourth (T4 = cycle 4 day 63) cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy.RESULTS:
The anticipatory nausea scores in the T2 and T4, IG were significantly lower than the CG (P < .05). In the T3, all symptom sub-dimensions except symptom occurrence (t = -0,48; P = .63) of the IG were significantly lower than those of the CG (P < .05). In the T1, T2, T3, and T4, acute nausea, acute vomiting, acute retching, and anticipatory retching scores, were significantly lower than the CG (P < .05).CONCLUSION:
OC alone was effective and safe for the treatment of nausea and vomiting. The results of this study showed the clinical applicability of OC in the management of nausea and vomiting.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Neoplasias de la Mama
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Antineoplásicos
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Clin Breast Cancer
Asunto de la revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos