Status:
COMPLETED
Exercises for Patients Who Were Receiving Chemotherapy
Lead Sponsor:
Hitit University
Conditions:
Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To evaluate the effect of lower extremity strengthening and balance exercises on balance, quality of life and neuropathic pain of the cancer patients receiving neurotoxic chemotherapy.
Detailed Description
Cancer-related mortality rates decreased considerably thanks to novel treatment methods and new agents over the last two decades. Although chemotherapy (CT) is an effective treatment type in reducing ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- the ability to understand the informed consent form, and the signing the informed consent form after being informed in detail,
- planned to have ≥3 cycles of neurotoxic chemotherapy (paclitaxel, docetaxel from taxane class agents, and cisplatin, oxaliplatin or carboplatin from platin group),
- expected to have a survival of ≥6 months,
- to have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance level between 0-2,
- to have a full manual muscle strength.
Exclusion
- Previously diagnosed peripheral neuropathy (Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, entrapment neuropathies etc.)
- Patients receiving medical treatment due to neuropathic pain (pregabalin, gabapentin, duloxetine etc.)
- Pre-existing neurological disease
- Pre-existing diabetes mellitus (\>3 years or insulin use)
- Alcoholism
- HIV infection
- Presence of peripheral vascular disease
- Vitamin D or vitamin B12 deficiency
- Non-ambulatory or refuse to practice exercise program
- Visual or vestibular system impairment
- Patients with central nervous system involvement or metastasis
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03798379
Start Date
October 1 2015
End Date
November 1 2016
Last Update
January 9 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34000