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"Impact of Chemotherapy-induced Alopecia on the Quality of Life of Women With Breast Cancer"

NCT02797223 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2016-06-13

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Summary

The main objective of this qualitative phenomenological study is to understand the impact of chemotherapy-induced alopecia, the quality of life of women with breast cancer from this experience.

The study will be conducted in the day hospital oncology-hematology of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Data collection will be done through semi-structured interviews. About 12 to 14 interviews throughout the study was conducted. So in the study involved a total of between 12 and 14 women.

These will be recorded in voice and then transcribe and code. From reading and re-reading the patterns or data that relate to each other, thus establishing the categories (thematic analysis) were identified. These categories describe the experiences of the participants alopecia.

Conditions

  • Chemotherapy-induced Alopecia

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Semi-structured interviews

Qualitative phenomenological study. Data collection will be done through semi-structured interviews. Each interview will last between 60 and 90 minutes. It will be the same researcher who interviewed and analyze them.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jorgina Serra, Nurse · Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-06-30
Primary Completion
2016-06-30
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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