Status:
COMPLETED
Breathing Exercise for Chronic Pain Management in Breast Cancer Survivors
Lead Sponsor:
Charles Darwin University
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Affiliated Hospital Of Southwest Medical University
Conditions:
Chronic Pain
Breast Neoplasms
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study will follow the MRC Framework to develop an evidence-based BE intervention protocol to help breast cancer survivors with better management of cancer-related chronic pain.
Detailed Description
Cancer-related chronic pain remains as a big challenge for cancer survivors, which significantly affects the quality of life of cancer survivors. Evidence suggests that pain is well managed through co...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- female breast cancer survivors ≥18 years age;
- has a confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer at stage I, II or IIIa;
- has been experiencing pain since cancer diagnosis constantly or intermittently for ≥3 months, with the average pain intensity in the last seven days on a numerical scale ≥4/10 ("0" indicates no pain and "10" indicates the worst pain);
- has completed active anticancer treatment (such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery) for at least three months;
- agrees to participate in the research and is willing to give informed consent;
- can read and understand Mandarin Chinese.
Exclusion
- extremely weak and unable to perform the breathing exercises;
- mentally incapable (i.e., unable to follow the study instructions);
- has scheduled pain management interventions, such as having a procedure or operation;
- receiving other pain relief treatments, such as acupuncture, yoga, qigong, exercise program, etc.;
- has any pre-existing chronic pain conditions before cancer diagnosis, such as arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic low back pain, migraines, trigeminal neuralgia, fibromyalgia, joint dysfunction, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, endometriosis, etc.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 12 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
72 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05257876
Start Date
January 1 2023
End Date
August 12 2023
Last Update
February 16 2024
Active Locations (1)
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The Affiliated Hospital Of Southwest Medical University
Luzhou, Sichuan, China, 646000