Effect of Healing Touch on the Experience of Women Undergoing Treatment for Breast Cancer

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Breast Cancer
• Interventions: Procedure: Healing Touch

• Registration Number: NCT00533780
• Lead Sponsor: Stanford University

Brief Summary

To learn what effect, if any, Healing Touch (a gentle, non-invasive form of energy work that promotes relaxation and can help manage the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation), has on physical symptoms, mood, and qualify of life for women undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-01
• Study First Submitted: 2007-09-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-09-20
• Study First Posted: 2007-09-21
• Primary Completion: 2008-08
• Study Completion: 2008-08
• Results First Submitted: 2013-06-03
• Status Verified: 2023-04
• Results First Submitted QC: 2023-04-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-04-18
• Results First Posted: 2024-01-19
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 51

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

• Age 18 or over.
• Participants in Healing Partners Program.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients not under the care of a physician.

• Patients not able to come to regular healing touch sessions.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
MRI high resolution 3D diffusion	Healing Touch	Total duration is about 8 minutes.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
FACT-B Quality of Life Score	month 6	Final scores (FACT-B-Total) of all subscales range from 0 to 148, where 148 represents the most favorable score and accordingly a highest QoL.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Stanford University School of Medicine; 🇺🇸 Stanford, California, United States