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Study aim
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The effect of mandala staining on nausea, vomiting and dry heaves in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy
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Design
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Sampling is done by random method and allocation in two test and control groups by random block method, phase 2 study, including attrition, is done on 29 patients.
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Settings and conduct
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Sampling in Yas Hospital will be done by random method and block classification into intervention and control groups. Mandala design for coloring and Rhodes index for data collection before, 1 and 12 hours after chemotherapy is provided to the intervention group.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: under treatment with adriamycin and cyclophosphamide regimen, presence of nausea, vomiting, Exclusion criteria: stopping chemotherapy, undergoing radiotherapy during the study, using over-the-counter medications to control nausea. Suffering from other diseases with the complication of nausea and vomiting, taking narcotics or sedatives or other complementary methods, having a defect or disability in the dominant hand that prevents coloring.
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Intervention groups
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In second session of chemotherapy, the Rhodes Nausea, Vomiting and Burping Index is provided to both groups to be completed immediately, 1 and 12 hours after the end of chemotherapy by the patient or his caregiver. In the third session, simultaneously with the administration of pre-chemotherapy drugs (Cetril and Dexamethasone), the questionnaire of the second session are taken, one of the mandala designs along with colored pencils are provided to the patients of the intervention group. Immediately, 1 and 12 hours after the end of chemotherapy, the Rhodes index is completed and delivered to the researcher in the fourth session. These steps will be repeated for the fourth session of chemotherapy.
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Main outcome variables
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nausea, vomiting and dry heaves