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Topical Menthol Application in Chemotherapy-Related Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients With Breast Cancer

NCT05429814 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2023-04-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Peripheral neuropathy resulting from chemotherapy is a problem that concerns not only the individual but also their relatives and all healthcare personnel responsible for care. Studies to be carried out in this area are important in terms of providing evidence for nurses' practices and supporting the individual by alleviating the symptoms of the disease. Based on this information, the aim of this study is to determine the effect of menthol application, which will be applied to the hands and feet of breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, on CIPN.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Menthol Application

During the study, the patients' routine pharmacological treatments will continue and menthol will be applied only to reduce the effect of neuropathy. In the study, menthol 1% will be used topically, as it was used in studies after the literature review. Although it was stated in the studies that menthol had no side effects, it was decided to mix menthol with water-based cream according to the literature recommendation. Researchers will first determine how many grams of menthol will be sufficient by applying menthol to their hands and feet.After the gram of the prepared mixture is determined, it will be given to the patients. Patients in the intervention group will be taught how to regularly apply menthol cream (topical menthol) to their hands and feet, twice a day, every day. The effect on CIPN will be evaluated in patients with CIPN for 3 weeks immediately before and after 6 weeks of treatment with menthol administration.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Necmettin Erbakan University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Selda Arslan, Phd · Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Nursing

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-07-01
Primary Completion
2023-03-22
Completion
2023-04-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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