Trial reportOncology nursing forum2010
Pilot study of cranial stimulation for symptom management in breast cancer.
Trial report in Oncology nursing forum, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Study of symptom clusters in brain tumor patients 2 weeks after craniotomy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Cancer Pain and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation-A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- The Role of Exercise Self-Efficacy in Exercise Participation Among Women With Persistent Fatigue After Breast Cancer: A Mixed-Methods Study.Physical therapy · 2022Article
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- Biological Basis for the Clustering of Symptoms.Seminars in oncology nursing · 2016Review
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- Breast Cancer EDGE Task Force Outcomes: Clinical Measures of Pain.Rehabilitation oncology (American Physical Therapy Association. Oncology Section) · 2014Article
- Integrative oncology: managing cancer pain with complementary and alternative therapies.Current pain and headache reports · 2012Review
- Brain stimulation in posttraumatic stress disorder.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2011Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
PURPOSE/
objectivesTo examine the feasibility, relationships among variables, and preliminary outcomes of a self-directed complementary modality, cranial electrical stimulation (CES), for symptom management in women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer.
designBiobehavioral pilot feasibility study.
settingTwo university-based cancer centers. SAMPLE: 36 women with stage I-IIIA breast cancer scheduled to receive chemotherapy.
methodsData were collected via interview, questionnaires, and interactive voice technology (IVR). Biomarkers were measured from a blood sample taken prior to the initial chemotherapy. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Symptoms of depression, anxiety, fatigue, pain, and sleep disturbances; biomarkers (proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor alpha [TNF-alpha], interleukin-1 beta) and C-reactive protein [CRP]); and CES.
findingsCES appears to be a safe and acceptable modality during chemotherapy. Recruitment and retention were adequate. IVR was associated with missing data. Symptoms of depression, anxiety, fatigue, and sleep disturbances were highly correlated with each other, and most symptoms were correlated with CRP at baseline. Depression and TNF-alpha had a positive, significant relationship. Levels of depression increased over time and trended toward less increase in the CES group; however, the differences among groups were not statistically significant.
conclusionsThe data support the feasibility of CES. Further testing in larger samples is needed to examine the efficacy of CES for symptom management of multiple, concurrent symptoms and to further develop the biobehavioral framework. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Interventions that are effective at minimizing more than one target symptom are especially needed to provide optimal symptom management for women with breast cancer.
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