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Is Reflexology as Effective as Aromatherapy Massage for Symptom Relief in an Outpatient Oncology Population?

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust2 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 100 人开始时间: 2010年10月最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
已完成
入组人数
100
试验地点
2
主要终点
Difference of 1 point of concern scores in Measure Yourself Concerns and Well-being (MYCAW) questionnaire from baseline to second evaluation (after completion of all four sessions of therapy)
研究概览研究设计入排标准结局指标研究者研究点记录与标识符相似试验

研究概览

简要总结

RATIONALE: Reflexology and aromatherapy massage may lessen symptoms in patients with cancer. It is not yet known whether reflexology is more effective than aromatherapy massage in relieving symptoms in patients with cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying reflexology to see how well it works compared with aromatherapy massage in relieving symptoms in patients with cancer.

详细描述

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To determine whether reflexology is as effective as aromatherapy massage for alleviation of self-selected symptoms in patients with cancer in an outpatient setting.

Secondary

  • To determine the difference between the two therapies with respect to Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) relaxation scores before and after each treatment.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
主要目的
Supportive Care

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 120 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
性别
All
接受健康志愿者
否

入选标准

  • 未提供

排除标准

  • 未提供

结局指标

主要结局

Difference of 1 point of concern scores in Measure Yourself Concerns and Well-being (MYCAW) questionnaire from baseline to second evaluation (after completion of all four sessions of therapy)

次要结局

  • Difference of 2 points of concern scores in MYCAW questionnaire
  • Difference in MYCAW overall well-being score
  • Change over time in pre-session Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) relaxation score (long-term relaxation benefit)
  • Change in pre- to post-session VAS relaxation score (short-term relaxation benefit)
  • Percentage of patients gaining benefit from the intervention defined as improvement by at least 1 point in all answered MYCAW scales

研究者

申办方类型
Other

研究点 (2)

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