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Study NCT ID:
NCT00065195
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2008-01-25
First Post:
2003-07-18
Brief Title:
REST Reducing End-of-Life Symptoms With Touch
Sponsor:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health NCCIH
Organization:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health NCCIH
Study Overview
Official Title:
Efficacy of Massage at the End of Life
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2008-01
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether massage therapy is effective in reducing pain and distress and improving quality of life among cancer patients at lifes end
Detailed Description:
Relieving physical and emotional symptoms is a key component of end-of-life care Despite care terminally ill patients are still significantly burdened by unrelieved symptoms Therapies that have potential to alleviate these symptoms deserve thorough investigation
This study will last 3 weeks Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to receive six sessions of either moving or nonmoving touch therapy in addition to usual hospice care for 2 weeks Moving touch therapy consists of massage therapy in which a trained therapist continually touches a persons body The nonmoving touch therapy will be conducted by volunteers who have no previous experience in massage Participants in this group will have a volunteer rub specific body parts for 3-minute intervals Because current evidence suggests that thoughts of healing may influence the effectiveness of touch therapy volunteers in the nonmoving therapy group will distract their minds to avoid thinking of healing processes In both groups the person administering the touch therapy will note all interruptions during a session including talk music and television Interviews about medication use pain and quality of life will be used to assess participants these interviews will be conducted at study start immediately before and after each therapy session and at Weeks 1 2 and 3
This study will last 3 weeks Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to receive six sessions of either moving or nonmoving touch therapy in addition to usual hospice care for 2 weeks Moving touch therapy consists of massage therapy in which a trained therapist continually touches a persons body The nonmoving touch therapy will be conducted by volunteers who have no previous experience in massage Participants in this group will have a volunteer rub specific body parts for 3-minute intervals Because current evidence suggests that thoughts of healing may influence the effectiveness of touch therapy volunteers in the nonmoving therapy group will distract their minds to avoid thinking of healing processes In both groups the person administering the touch therapy will note all interruptions during a session including talk music and television Interviews about medication use pain and quality of life will be used to assess participants these interviews will be conducted at study start immediately before and after each therapy session and at Weeks 1 2 and 3
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None