It was aimed to examine the roles in the management of treatment-related peripheral neuropathy in cancer patients receiving taxane-based chemotherapy and the effect of foot massage on neuropathy and quality of life.
Intervention Phase of the Research; 1. Patient information about neuropathy caused by chemotherapy and its management, 2. Teaching the role application to the patient, 3. Application process 4. It will be carried out in 4 steps, including patient monitoring via telemonitoring.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
54
The intervention group is expected to apply roller massage to the soles of both feet in a sitting position on a chair (8 hours apart at 08.00, 16.00, 24.00 hours) every day for 6 weeks, 3x5 minutes a day. Video recording will be used as a reminder in the application.
ülkü Saygili Düzova
Selçuklu, Konya, Turkey (Türkiye)
EORTC QLQ C-30 Quality of Life Scale
Quality of life of patients will be evaluated with EORTC QLQ-C30, which was developed by EORTC for cancer patients and is widely used all over the world.
Time frame: 10 minutes
CIPN20 Neuropathy Scale
It is a 20-item assessment tool used to reveal the symptoms of chemotherapy-related peripheral neuropathy and the impact of functional limitations caused by this problem on patients' lives.
Time frame: 10 minutes
One Leg Standing Test
The Single Leg Standing Test (TAUDT), which is widely used to evaluate static balance, is a simple test that can be used in many situations and requires minimal equipment.
Time frame: 5 minutes
Brief Pain Inventory BPI
The BPI questionnaire is a short, easy-to-apply assessment method that can be used to evaluate pain and related functions (general activity, walking ability, normal work, relationships with other people, sleep, enjoyment of life). It includes simple 0 to 10 numerical rating scales that are both easy to understand and easy to translate into different languages. In the short pain inventory, the mildest pain score = 0 and the most severe pain score = 10.
Time frame: 5 minutes
Pain Threshold Assessment Test
algometer (Baseline, USA) will be used. The Algometer (Relevant material is located in Selçuk University SHMYO application laboratory and it is planned to be taken and used with a report for the study and returned after the last measurements) is positioned upright and the pressure is increased to 1kg/cm2 at the painful point every three seconds and the measurements are taken with a 30-second rest period in between. It is applied 3 times and the average of 3 measurements is used for analysis.
Time frame: 5 minutes
Two Point Discrimination
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Evaluation will be made from the trans-metatarsal area, middle of the foot and middle of the heel. It will start from the interval where two points can be easily distinguished. The distance between two points will be reduced in 1 mm intervals until the two points are felt as a single point. Then, it will start with two-point stimulation at the minimum interval felt as a single point, and the distance between the two points will be increased in 1 mm intervals until the distance between the two points is felt separately as two points again.
Time frame: 10 minutes