Progressive resistance versus relaxation training for breast cancer patients during adjuvant chemotherapy: Design and rationale of a randomized controlled trial (BEATE study)

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina E. Schmidt ◽  
Joachim Wiskemann ◽  
Holger Krakowski-Roosen ◽  
Axel J. Knicker ◽  
Nina Habermann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Adjuvant Chemotherapy ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Relaxation Training ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Progressive Resistance

Cluster Symptoms Reduction via Telephone-Based Intervention in Thai Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing 4-Cycle Adjuvant Chemotherapy: A Randomized-Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (6) ◽  
pp. 887-894
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Adjuvant Chemotherapy ◽  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: Cluster symptoms are a common occurrence in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The telephone is a well-recognized, convenient device for reaching out to patients for monitoring and managing their symptoms in an efficient, prompt, and appropriate manner. Objective: To investigate the efficacy of telephone-based intervention to achieve energy conservation among breast cancer patients with the aim of alleviating fatigue, pain, sleep disturbance, and depression. Materials and Methods: The present study was a two-armed, randomized control trial conducted in the university hospital between March and September 2019. Seventy-four breast cancer patients, receiving four courses of adjuvant chemotherapy, were randomly recruited and assigned into the experimental group and the control group. One face-to-face intervention interview for energy conservation was conducted, followed by 20-minutes telephone brief counselling and assessment sessions, scheduled on day 1, 2, 7, and 14. Results: The scores for symptoms of median fatigue and pain in the experimental group were shown to be significantly reduced at the end of the study as compared to those scores within the control group (p<0.05). Similarly, scores for median sleep time and depression were greater at the end of cycle 1 and highest in cycle 2 (p<0.05, 0.001, respectively). Physical activity levels were also higher in the experimental group than in the control group in every cycle, with a statistical significance (p<0.001). Conclusion: The present study intervention demonstrated an effectiveness for the reduction of cluster symptoms. Further studies would be needed in a larger population scale in the customary, randomized controlled trial manner. Keywords: Cancer; Energy conservation; Fatigue; Pain; Sleep; Telephone

Barriers to Supervised Exercise Training in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry S. Courneya ◽  
Donald C. McKenzie ◽  
Robert D. Reid ◽  
John R. Mackey ◽  
Karen Gelmon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Exercise Training ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Supervised Exercise

scholarly journals A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Transcendental Meditation on Quality of Life in Older Breast Cancer Patients

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanford I. Nidich ◽  
Jeremy Z. Fields ◽  
Maxwell V. Rainforth ◽  
Rhoda Pomerantz ◽  
David Cella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Transcendental Meditation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals The effects of Pythagorean Self-Awareness Intervention on breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant therapy: A pilot randomized controlled trial

The Breast ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 210-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Charalampopoulou ◽  
Flora Bacopoulou ◽  
Konstantinos N. Syrigos ◽  
Evaggelos Filopoulos ◽  
George P. Chrousos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Adjuvant Therapy ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
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