Nurse-Led Self-Management Program on Taste Alteration in Women With Breast Cancer

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Chemotherapy-Related Taste Alteration

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07670221

Run by

Izmir Bakircay University

People needed

68

Starts

2026-02-16

Expected to finish

2026-08-24

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Izmir Provincal Health Directorate Izmir City Hospital — Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.