CompletedNot Applicable

Massage Therapy in Treating the Symptoms of Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancer

United States39 participantsStarted 2004-12-01

Plain-language summary

RATIONALE: Massage therapy may help relieve symptoms associated with cancer. It is not yet known which type of massage therapy is more effective in treating the symptoms of patients with cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying different types of massage therapy to compare how well they work in treating the symptoms of patients with locally advanced or metastatic cancer.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 120 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria: * Solid cancer with evidence of metastases * Receiving treatment at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) * Must reside ≤ 25 miles from BIDMC Exclusion criteria: * Patient to sick to be interviewed * Absence of severe symptoms * Participating in another trial * Language barrier * MD does not provide permission * Expired prior to consent process

What they're measuring

Pain

Timeframe: From baseline to 1 week and from baseline to one month

Anxiety

Timeframe: From baseline to 1 week and from baseline to 1 month

Alertness

Timeframe: From baseline to 1 week and from baseline to 1 month

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00253708

SponsorBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2013-01-01

Results submitted2017-03-30

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