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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/03/041283 [Registered on: 22/03/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 17/05/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Preventive 
Study Design  Cluster Randomized Trial 
Public Title of Study   An experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of Multi-component Intervention (MCI) on Radiotherapy Induced Fatigue and its correlates among breast cancer patients. 
Scientific Title of Study   An experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of Multi-component Intervention (MCI) on Radiotherapy Induced Fatigue and its correlates among breast cancer patients. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Blessy Mohandass 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Gian Sagar College of Nursing 
Address  Gian Sagar College of Nursing Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital Ramnagar, Rajpura, Punjab-140401

Patiala
PUNJAB
140401
India 
Phone  7837593229  
Fax    
Email  blessymohandass@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Blessy Mohandass 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Gian Sagar College of Nursing 
Address  Gian Sagar College of Nursing Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital Ramnagar, Rajpura, Punjab-140401

Patiala
PUNJAB
140401
India 
Phone  7837593229  
Fax    
Email  blessymohandass@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Blessy Mohandass 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Gian Sagar College of Nursing 
Address  Gian Sagar College of Nursing Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital Ramnagar, Rajpura, Punjab-140401

Patiala
PUNJAB
140401
India 
Phone  7837593229  
Fax    
Email  blessymohandass@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
NIL 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Blessy Mohandass 
Address  Chitkara School of Health Sciences, Chitkara University, Punjab 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Narendra Kumar Bhalla  Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab   Department of Radiation Oncology, Room No 4, Basement 2, Nuclear Medicine Block Fortis Cancer Institute, Fortis Hospital, Sector 62, Phase 8, SAS Nagar Mohali, Punjab-160062
Patiala
PUNJAB 
8284011897

narendra.bhalla@fortishealthcare.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee Fortis Hospital Mohali (Pb.) ECR/28/Inst/PB/2013/RR-19  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: D249||Benign neoplasm of unspecified breast,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Multicomponent Intervention   Guided imagery: A 15-minute long personalized session that focuses on mental images to evoke feelings of relaxation. A pre-recorded video for continued use during the complete course of treatment. Information Booklet: A booklet covering topics on nutrition maintenance during Radiation therapy especially for breast cancer patients. Instant message reminders: Thrice a week message for maintaining compliance to Guided Imagery and nutrition. 
Comparator Agent  No Treatment  No Treatment 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  Female Breast cancer patients who are:
above the age of 18 years
willing to participate
prescribed radiation therapy for at least 6 weeks
having smartphone
able to read and understand Hindi or English 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Females Breast cancer patients
diagnosed with comorbidities like severe depression, cardiovascular diseases, endocrine diseases, and sleep disorders
unable to follow instructions owing to compromised physical and mental health
enrolled in another study that involves a similar intervention
having compliance less than 75% for MCI
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Centralized 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Mean Fatigue Scores
Mean Anxiety Scores
Mean Depression Score
Mean Sleep Quality Index
Mean nutritional status score 
Four weeks and Six Weeks  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
User Satisfaction for MCI  Six Weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="100"
Sample Size from India="100" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "0"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="82" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   04/04/2022 
Date of Study Completion (India) 31/07/2024 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Closed to Recruitment of Participants 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
Mohandass B, Singh S, Bhalla NK. Radiotherapy induced fatigue and its correlates. Onkologia i Radioterapia. 2023 Sep 15 ;17(9). Mohandass B, Bhalla NK, Singh S. 25: Multi-component intervention on radiotherapy induced fatigue in Breast cancer patients: A Pilot trial. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2024 May 1;194:S446-8. Mohandass B, Singh S, Bhalla NK. Effectiveness of multicomponent intervention on radiotherapy-induced fatigue and its corelates among breast cancer patients. Onkologia i Radioterapia. 2024 Jun 1;18(6). 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  

This study is a cluster randomized, open label, parallel group, single-centre trial comparing the effectiveness of nurse led multicomponent intervention (MCI) that includes guided imagery, information booklet, weekly messaging reminders for 6 weeks on radiotherapy induced fatigue and its co relates among 100 breast cancer patients receiving radiation therapy that will be conducted in Punjab, India. The primary outcome measures will be Mean Cancer Fatigue Scores, Mean Zung Anxiety Scores, Mean Zung Depression Score, Mean Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index, Mean PG-SGA point Score, Mean Hemoglobin Levels at Four weeks and Six weeks. The secondary outcome will be user satisfaction for MCI at Six weeks. 

 
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