Educating Patients suffering from cancer about their disease and treatment is a vital component of their nursing care. Management of treatment side effects and maintaining the quality of life could be achievable only by adequate and organized self-care education. With regards to the importance of the concept of cost-effectiveness in health care providing system, this study is going to assess the effects of patient education on the quality of life in patients receiving chemotherapy and also to compare these effects between individual patient education and group education methods. Methods: one hundred two patients with breast, esophagus and stomach cancer referred to Chemotherapy Unit in Omid hospital were randomly allocated to two groups: Group teaching and Individual teaching methods. Fifty-one received three individual teaching sessions. Three group teaching sessions were conducted for the other fifty one patients. All subjects were interviewed by the same interviewer three times (before the first chemotherapy, second and third session) using EORTC QLQ-C30 quality-of-life questionnaire.
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT201011305282N1
Registration date:2010-12-28, 1389/10/07
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2010-12-28, 1389/10/07
Registrant information
Name
Fatemeh Heshmati
Name of organization / entity
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 51 1842 6083
Email address
heshmati_nabavi@modares.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Mashhad Univesity of Medical Scences
Expected recruitment start date
2006-06-22, 1385/04/01
Expected recruitment end date
2007-10-23, 1386/08/01
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
The effect of individual and group self-care education on quality of life in patients undergoing chemotherapy: A randomized clinical trial
Public title
The effect of individual and group self-care education on quality of life in patients undergoing chemotherapy
Purpose
Supportive
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients with breast or gastric cancer aged 18-50. Exclusion criteria: other cancer treatment before 3 month ago, metastases.
Age
From 18 years old to 50 years old
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
100
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Street address
Central building of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Daneshgaah street
City
Mashhad
Postal code
Approval date
2006-04-07, 1385/01/18
Ethics committee reference number
85018
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Breast and Gastric cancer
ICD-10 code
C00-D48
ICD-10 code description
Neoplasms
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Quality of Life
Timepoint
each month
Method of measurement
questionnaire
Secondary outcomes
1
Description
Coping
Timepoint
each month
Method of measurement
questionnaire
Intervention groups
1
Description
Individual self-care education
Category
Lifestyle
2
Description
Group self-care education
Category
Lifestyle
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Omid Hospital
Full name of responsible person
Dr Fateme Heshmati Nabavi
Street address
Omid hospital, Alandasht squer, Koohsangi Street
City
Mashhad
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr Mohammad Reza GHavam Nasiri
Street address
Omid Hospital, Koohsangi Street
City
Mashhad
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
empty
Domestic or foreign origin
empty
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
empty
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Mashhad University of Medical Scinces
Full name of responsible person
Mohammad Reza Ghavam Nasiri
Position
Associate Professor, Oncologist-Radiotherapist
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Alandasht Squer, Koohsangi Street
City
Mashhad
Postal code
Phone
+98 51 1842 6083
Fax
Email
ghavamnasirimr@mums.ac.ir
Web page address
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Mashhad University of Medical Scences
Full name of responsible person
Fatemeh Heshmati Nabavi
Position
PhD in Nursing
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Faculty of Nursing, Daneshgaah Street, Ebn Sina Street
City
Mashhad
Postal code
Phone
+98 51 1859 1511
Fax
Email
heshmati.nabavi@gmail.com
Web page address
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Mashhad University of Medical Scences
Full name of responsible person
Fatemeh Heshmati Nabavi
Position
PhD in Nursing
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Faculty of Nursing, Daneshgaah Street, Ebn Sina Street
City
Mashhad
Postal code
Phone
Fax
Email
Web page address
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)