Testing Surgical Gloves to Prevent Nerve Damage from Colon Cancer Chemotherapy

This trial is testing whether wearing compression surgical gloves during chemotherapy infusions can prevent a painful side effect called peripheral neuropathy in colon cancer patients. Oxaliplatin is a common chemotherapy drug used to treat colon cancer, but it often causes nerve damage in the hands and feet that can make everyday activities like buttoning clothes or writing very difficult. This study will see if this simple, low-cost approach using gloves can protect patients from developing this harmful side effect.

Nerve damage from chemotherapy is a serious problem that affects many colon cancer patients and can severely impact their quality of life and ability to continue treatment. Researchers have seen promising results using surgical gloves to prevent this side effect with other chemotherapy drugs, but no one has tested whether this approach works with the medication used in this trial.