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Caring Hand Massage - an Intervention in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy in an Outpatient Setting - a Pilot Study

Sponsor
Mayo Clinic (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02742415
Collaborator
(none)
40
Enrollment
1
Location
1
Arm
9.1
Duration (Months)
4.4
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Since there is a limited amount of evidence on the feasibility and outcomes on the use of hand massage in patients undergoing cancer treatment, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and outcomes of hand massage therapy in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, and to measure its influence on their symptoms.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: Caring Hand Massage
 N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
40 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Supportive Care
Official Title:
Caring Hand Massage - an Intervention in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy in an Outpatient Setting - a Pilot Study
Study Start Date :
May 1, 2016
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Feb 1, 2017
Actual Study Completion Date :
Feb 1, 2017

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Cancer patients receiving hand massage

Caring Hand massage will be provided to the outpatients undergoing chemotherapy

Behavioral: Caring Hand Massage
Caring Hand Massage is a hand massage therapy program with several steps and techniques.
Other Names:
  • Hand Massage Therapy Program

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    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Comparison of symptom scores [baseline to 45 minutes.]

      We will record the number of patients approached hand massage to those that accept and were able to get a full hand massage during their time in the chemotherapy area

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years to 80 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:

    1. Patients age 18 - 80

    2. Patient receiving treatment on Mayo Clinic's Chemotherapy Outpatient Clinic

    3. Able to speak English and complete surveys

    4. Able to read, understand and sign inform consent.

    Exclusion Criteria:

    1. Patient has rash, sores, wounds, incision or other skin conditions on hands

    2. Unable to give consent or complete the surveys

    3. Already having received previous hand massage

    4. Pregnant women. (As verbalized by participant)

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Mayo Clinic in Rochester Rochester Minnesota United States 55905

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Mayo Clinic

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Susanne M Cutshall, Mayo Clinic

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Susanne M. Cutshall, PI, Mayo Clinic
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT02742415
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 16-001790
    First Posted:
    Apr 19, 2016
    Last Update Posted:
    Mar 8, 2017
    Last Verified:
    Mar 1, 2017
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    Yes
    Plan to Share IPD:
    Yes

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Mar 8, 2017