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Single Session of 30-Minute Mindful Breathing in Reducing Fatigue

NCT05029024 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2021-08-31

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Summary

Investigators conducted a parallel-group, non-blinded, randomised control trial at the haemato-oncology unit of University Malaya Medical Centre, from 1st October 2019 to 31st May 2020. Patients included were ≥ 18 years, had histopathological diagnosis of haematological cancer, and fatigue score of ≥ 4 based on the fatigue subscale of Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS). Patients allocated to the intervention group received standard care plus a guided 30-minute mindful breathing session, while those in control group received standard care. The study outcomes include fatigue severity according to the fatigue subscale of ESAS, visual analogue scale of 0 - 10, and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Fatigue Scale Version 4, at minute 0 and minute 30.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

30-minute mindful breathing

The four exercises included identifying the in-and out-breath, following the entire length of the breath, bringing the mind back to the body and relaxing the whole body. Each exercise lasted 7.5 minutes.

OTHER

control group

standard care alone

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Malaya

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Malaysia Sarawak

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Seng-Beng Tan, MBBS · Consultant, University Malaya Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-10-01
Primary Completion
2020-05-31
Completion
2020-05-31

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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