The Effect of Relaxation Breathing Exercise on Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting

Summary

The Effect of Relaxation Breathing Exercise on Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Patients With Hematological Malignancies ABSTRACT

Background:

Chemotherapy is widely used in the treatment of hematological malignancies despite it has important and difficult side effects in patients. Chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting are among the most common side effects in patients and antiemetic drugs may not be always curative.

Purpose:

This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of relaxation breathing exercise on managing chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting in patients with hematological malignancies undergoing chemotherapy.

Method:

A randomized controlled trial design was conducted with a total of selected sixty eight patients with hematological malignancies (34 intervention and 34 control participants) undergoing chemotherapy hospitalized in the hematology clinic of a Training and Research Hospital. The intervention group implemented relaxation breathing exercise three times a day with a standard treatment protocol and the control group only received routine drug treatment for chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting. Nausea and vomiting were assessed by filling Rhodes Index of Nausea Vomiting and Retching (RINVR) for the first six days after the start of the chemotherapy.

Results:

Data collection process ended. Data analysis process is in progress.

Conclusion:

In this study the effectiveness of relaxation breathing exercise on chemotherapy related nausea and vomiting will be examined in patients with hematological malignancies.

Keywords: Relaxation breathing exercise; Hematological malignancies; Chemotherapy; Nausea and vomiting

Conditions

• Nausea and Vomiting Chemotherapy-Induced
• Hematological Malignancies

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Relaxation breathing exercise

Relaxation breathing exercise: 1. Preliminary exercise: Participants lie comfortably on their backs in the bed and focus on the lower abdomen. They place their left ankles over their right knees and then place their right ankles over their left knees. They draw both knees toward their abdomens. 2. Relaxation breathing: Participants relax while breathing deeply through their noses and letting them out through their mouths slowly. They count to four and breathe in deeply, they hold their breathe while counting to four, and breathe out while counting to eight. 3. Ending exercise: Participants stretch their arms and legs and then loosen them. They relax the muscles concerned with their faces, shoulders and eyebrows by keeping their mind clear.

BEHAVIORAL

Control group

Control group does not perform relaxation breathing exercise. They only receive standard treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Marmara University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Sıdıka Oğuz, Prof.Dr. · Marmara University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Nursing

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-01-30

Primary Completion

2025-09-30

Completion

2026-03-31

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations