Nurse-Led Self-Management Program on Taste Alteration in Women With Breast Cancer
25 de junio de 2026 actualizado por: Pinar Zorba Bahceli, PhD RN, Izmir Bakircay University
The Effect of a Nurse-Led Self-Management Program on Taste Alteration, Nutritional Status, and Quality of Life in Women With Breast Cancer Receiving Taxane-Based Chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Taste alteration is a common and distressing symptom experienced by women with breast cancer receiving taxane-based chemotherapy.
This symptom may negatively affect food intake, nutritional status, psychological well-being, and quality of life.
Although several approaches have been suggested for the management of chemotherapy-related taste alteration, evidence regarding structured nurse-led self-management interventions in this patient group remains limited.
Descripción general del estudio
Estado
Reclutamiento
Condiciones
Intervención / Tratamiento
Descripción detallada
This parallel group randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of a nurse-led self-management program on taste alteration, nutritional status, and quality of life in women with breast cancer receiving taxane-based chemotherapy.
Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group.
Participants in the intervention group will receive a nurse-led self-management program in addition to routine care, while participants in the control group will receive routine care alone.
The program is designed to support participants in recognizing, monitoring, and managing taste alteration and related nutritional problems during chemotherapy.
Tipo de estudio
Intervencionista
Inscripción (Estimado)
68
Fase
- No aplica
Contactos y Ubicaciones
Esta sección proporciona los datos de contacto de quienes realizan el estudio e información sobre dónde se lleva a cabo este estudio.
Estudio Contacto
- Nombre: Pinar Zorba Bahceli, PhD
- Número de teléfono: +90 553 487 25 50
- Correo electrónico: pinarzorba85@gmail.com
Copia de seguridad de contactos de estudio
- Nombre: Esra Ozel, RN
- Número de teléfono: +90 543 227 98 13
- Correo electrónico: esra.kocakaplan.1905@gmail.com
Ubicaciones de estudio
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Izmir, Turquía (Türkiye)
- Reclutamiento
- Izmir Provincal Health Directorate Izmir City Hospital
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Contacto:
- Pinar Zorba Bahceli, PhD
- Número de teléfono: +90 553 487 25 50
- Correo electrónico: pinarzorba85@gmail.com
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Criterios de participación
Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.
Criterio de elegibilidad
Edades elegibles para estudiar
- Adulto
- Adulto Mayor
Acepta Voluntarios Saludables
No
Descripción
Inclusion Criteria:
- Aged 18 years or older
- Literate
- Diagnosed with breast cancer
- Receiving taxane-based chemotherapy
- Having a score of 1 or 2 for taste alteration according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0 (CTCAE v4.0) after the first cycle of chemotherapy
- Willing to participate in the study and providing written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Having any communication barrier that prevents participation in the study
- Having a diagnosed psychiatric disorder
- Receiving radiotherapy
- Having metastasis
- Having a diagnosed physical disease that may affect food intake, such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease
- Receiving enteral or parenteral nutrition support
Plan de estudios
Esta sección proporciona detalles del plan de estudio, incluido cómo está diseñado el estudio y qué mide el estudio.
¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?
Detalles de diseño
- Propósito principal: Cuidados de apoyo
- Asignación: Aleatorizado
- Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
- Enmascaramiento: Único
Armas e Intervenciones
Grupo de participantes/brazo |
Intervención / Tratamiento |
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Experimental: Nurse-led Self-Management Group
Participants in this group will receive a nurse-led self-management program in addition to usual care.
The program is designed to support women with breast cancer receiving taxane-based chemotherapy in recognizing, monitoring, and managing taste alteration and related nutritional problems.
The intervention will include education, symptom monitoring, self-management strategies, and nurse-led supportive guidance to improve taste alteration, nutritional status, and quality of life during chemotherapy.
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This 8-week nurse-led self-management program is a behavioral supportive care intervention designed specifically for women with breast cancer receiving taxane-based chemotherapy.
The program focuses on the self-management of taxane-related taste alteration and associated nutritional problems.
It includes structured nurse-led education, regular assessment of taste-related symptoms, self-monitoring of taste changes and food-related difficulties, individualized counseling, goal setting, problem-solving support, and practical strategies to maintain food intake and quality of life during chemotherapy.
The intervention is delivered in addition to routine care and differs from general chemotherapy education by specifically integrating taste alteration management, nutritional self-management, and nurse-led follow-up within a structured 8-week program.
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Sin intervención: Control Group
Participants in this group will receive routine care provided during taxane-based chemotherapy.
They will not receive the nurse-led self-management program during the study period.
Outcome assessments will be performed according to the same schedule as the intervention group.
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¿Qué mide el estudio?
Medidas de resultado primarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
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Change in Chemotherapy-Induced Taste Alteration Scale Score
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Taste alteration will be assessed using the Chemotherapy-Induced Taste Alteration Scale (CiTAS).
The scale includes 18 items and four subdomains: decline in basic taste, discomfort, phantogeusia and parageusia, and general taste alterations.
Scores range from 1 to 5 for each item or subdomain, with higher scores indicating greater taste alteration and taste-related discomfort.
Change in CiTAS scores across baseline, Week 5, and Week 9 will be evaluated.
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Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Change in Nutritional Risk Score
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Nutritional risk will be assessed using the Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS-2002) form.
The NRS-2002 evaluates nutritional status and disease severity, with an additional age-related score for participants aged 70 years or older.
A total score of 3 or higher indicates nutritional risk or malnutrition risk.
Change in NRS-2002 scores across baseline, Week 5, and Week 9 will be evaluated.
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Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Change in Quality of Life Score
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Quality of life will be assessed using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30, version 3.0 (EORTC QLQ-C30 v3.0).
The questionnaire includes global health status, functional status, and symptom status domains.
Scores are transformed to a 0-100 scale according to the EORTC scoring manual.
Higher scores for global health status and functional status indicate better quality of life, whereas higher symptom scores indicate greater symptom burden.
Change in EORTC QLQ-C30 scores across baseline, Week 5, and Week 9 will be evaluated.
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Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Medidas de resultado secundarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Change in Red Blood Cell Count
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Red blood cell count will be assessed using routine hematological laboratory test results.
The outcome will be reported as 10⁶ cells/µL.
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Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Change in Hemoglobin Level
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Hemoglobin level will be assessed using routine hematological laboratory test results.
The outcome will be reported as g/dL.
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Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Change in Hematocrit Level
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Hematocrit level will be assessed using routine hematological laboratory test results.
The outcome will be reported as a percentage.
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Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Change in Serum Albumin Level
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Serum albumin level will be assessed using routine biochemical laboratory test results.
The outcome will be reported as g/dL.
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Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Change in Serum Prealbumin Level
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Serum prealbumin level will be assessed using routine biochemical laboratory test results.
The outcome will be reported as mg/dL.
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Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Change in Serum Transferrin Level
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Serum transferrin level will be assessed using routine biochemical laboratory test results.
The outcome will be reported as mg/dL.
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Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Change in Total Cholesterol Level
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Total cholesterol level will be assessed using routine biochemical laboratory test results.
The outcome will be reported as mg/dL.
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Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Change in Body Mass Index
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Body mass index will be calculated as body weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.
The outcome will be reported as kg/m².
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Baseline, Week 5, and Week 9
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Colaboradores e Investigadores
Aquí es donde encontrará personas y organizaciones involucradas en este estudio.
Patrocinador
Fechas de registro del estudio
Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.
Fechas importantes del estudio
Inicio del estudio (Actual)
16 de febrero de 2026
Finalización primaria (Estimado)
19 de julio de 2026
Finalización del estudio (Estimado)
24 de agosto de 2026
Fechas de registro del estudio
Enviado por primera vez
19 de junio de 2026
Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
25 de junio de 2026
Publicado por primera vez (Actual)
26 de junio de 2026
Actualizaciones de registros de estudio
Última actualización publicada (Actual)
26 de junio de 2026
Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
25 de junio de 2026
Última verificación
1 de junio de 2026
Más información
Términos relacionados con este estudio
Palabras clave
Términos MeSH relevantes adicionales
- Manifestaciones neurológicas
- Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso
- Neoplasias por sitio
- Neoplasias
- Enfermedades de la piel
- Enfermedades de los senos
- Trastornos sensoriales
- Trastornos del gusto
- Condiciones Patológicas, Signos y Síntomas
- Enfermedades de la piel y del tejido conectivo
- Signos y síntomas
- Neoplasias de mama
- Disgeusia
Otros números de identificación del estudio
- 2025/3
Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)
¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?
NO
Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio
Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.
No
Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.
No
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