The massage in children with cancer: Effectiveness of a protocol
Completed
- Conditions
- Relief of pain in children with cancer through massageCancerMalignant neoplasm, unspecified
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN43067816
- Lead Sponsor
- ursing School of Coimbra (Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra) (Portugal)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 52
Inclusion Criteria
Children between 10 and 18 years old hospitalized in a pediatric department with a diagnostic with cancer and treatment (chemotherapy, antibiotics or steroids)
Exclusion Criteria
1. Children in terminal phase
2. The first three days after surgery
3. In isolation from contact with fever
4. Bleeding risk (platelet count less than 10 000)
5. Altered states of consciousness or cognitive disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method