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Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2023

Nurse-guided patient self-treatment in integrative oncology: a randomized controlled trial.

Eran Ben-Arye, Lynda G Balneaves, Susan Yaguda, Bella Shulman, Orit Gressel, Yehudit Tapiro, Ilanit Shalom Sharabi, Noah Samuels

Open access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Feasibility and preliminary effects of mhealth supportive care interventions in adults with myeloid neoplasms: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Eran Ben-AryeIntegrative Oncology Program, The Oncology Service; Lin, Carmel, and Zebulun Medical Centers, Clalit Health Services, 35 Rothschild St, Haifa, Israel. eranben@netvision.net.il.
Lynda G BalneavesCollege of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Susan YagudaDepartment of Supportive Oncology, Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, NC, USA.
Bella ShulmanIntegrative Oncology Program, The Oncology Service; Lin, Carmel, and Zebulun Medical Centers, Clalit Health Services, 35 Rothschild St, Haifa, Israel.
Orit GresselIntegrative Oncology Program, The Oncology Service; Lin, Carmel, and Zebulun Medical Centers, Clalit Health Services, 35 Rothschild St, Haifa, Israel.
Yehudit TapiroIntegrative Oncology Program, The Oncology Service; Lin, Carmel, and Zebulun Medical Centers, Clalit Health Services, 35 Rothschild St, Haifa, Israel.
Ilanit Shalom SharabiIntegrative Oncology Program, The Oncology Service; Lin, Carmel, and Zebulun Medical Centers, Clalit Health Services, 35 Rothschild St, Haifa, Israel.
Noah SamuelsDepartment of Supportive Oncology, Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, NC, USA.
Clalit Health Services · ILHaifa Medical Center · ILHebrew University of Jerusalem · ILLevine Cancer Institute · USTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology · ILUniversity of Manitoba · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveNurses are increasingly becoming involved in integrative oncology (IO) programs. This study examined the additive effect of nurse-provided guidance for self-administered IO therapies on cancer-related fatigue and quality of life (QoL).

methodsThe study was randomized and controlled, enrolling patients undergoing active oncology treatment with IO interventions for fatigue and other QoL-related outcomes. IO practitioner guidance on self-treatment with manual, relaxation, and/or traditional herbal therapies was provided to patients in both the intervention and control arms. However, patients in the intervention arms also received additional guidance on self-treatment by IO-trained palliative care nurses. All participants were assessed for fatigue and QoL at baseline and at 24-h follow-up, using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) and the Measure Yourself Concerns and Wellbeing (MYCAW) questionnaire tools.

resultsOf 353 patients recruited, 187 were randomized to the intervention and 166 to the control group. Both groups had similar demographic and oncology-related characteristics. Patients in the intervention arm reported significantly greater improvement in ESAS scores for fatigue (p = 0.026) and appetite (p = 0.003) when compared to controls.

conclusionThe addition of nurse-provided guidance on self-administration of IO treatments to that provided by IO practitioners further reduced short-term scores for fatigue and improved appetite. The relationship between palliative and IO-supportive cancer care requires further study.

Indexed as

Integrative MedicineIntegrative OncologyNeoplasmsFatigueHumansQuality of LifeSelf AdministrationIntegrative medicineIntegrative oncologyNursingPalliative careSelf-careSupportive care

Identifiers

PMID36964801
PMCPMC10039353
OpenAlexW4360838606

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