Trial of the Effectiveness of a Nurse Education and Care Program for Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Chemotherapy

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

266

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2007

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2011

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2011

Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
OTHER

Nurse education and care program

Random allocation of the patients in two arms according to the nursing cares. The arm A is the one of standard education and care. They consist of receiving programmed oral and written information by the specialist before initiating the chemotherapy treatment and before each cycle of treatment. Also, the patients will be able to ask for information to the nurses when they need it. Arm B is the one of experimental education and care. They consist of receiving oral and written information by the specialist before initiating the chemotherapy treatment and before each cycle. In addition, the patients assigned to arm B will receive programmed education and care about the chemotherapy by a Oncology nurse before the beginning of the treatment and in each cycle, in a specific nurse consultation.

Trial Locations (1)

11009

Oncology Unit, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cadiz

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Health Service of Andalucia

OTHER_GOV

lead

Instituto de Salud Carlos III

OTHER_GOV

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