Healing Touch During Chemotherapy Infusions for Women With Breast Cancer

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Breast Cancer
• Interventions: Procedure: Healing Touch; Other: Standard care; Procedure: guided relaxation

• Registration Number: NCT00533663
• Lead Sponsor: Stanford University

Brief Summary

To study if Healing Touch is effective during chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer

Detailed Description

To study the effectiveness of Healing Touch provided during chemotherapy infusions on the experience of women undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Healing Touch (HT) is a gentle, non-invasive form of energy-balancing work that promotes relaxation and can help manage the side effects of chemotherapy.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-04
• Study First Submitted: 2007-09-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-09-20
• Study First Posted: 2007-09-21
• Primary Completion: 2010-08
• Study Completion: 2010-08
• Status Verified: 2022-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-06-16
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

• Stage I or II breast cancer

• Post-operative
• Concurrent enrollment on a treatment protocol of 8 weeks of adriamycin + cyclophosphamide given every other week followed by 8 weeks of paclitaxel given every other week
• ECOG Performance Status: 0 to 2
• Speak and read English

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous chemotherapy exposure

• Concomitant energy-work interventions (HT, Reiki, QiGong, acupuncture).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Standard Care + Healing Touch (HT)	Standard care	A a gentle, non-invasive form of energy-balancing work that promotes relaxation and can help manage the side effects of chemotherapy. It occurs every other week (during their infusion).
Standard Care + Healing Touch (HT)	Healing Touch	A a gentle, non-invasive form of energy-balancing work that promotes relaxation and can help manage the side effects of chemotherapy. It occurs every other week (during their infusion).
Standard Care + Guided relaxation	guided relaxation	Guided relaxation every other week (during their infusion).
Standard Care + Guided relaxation	Standard care	Guided relaxation every other week (during their infusion).
standard care only	Standard care	Standard care

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
FACT-B summary score	Baseline, 6 wks, 14 wks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Domain scores for FACT-B; BSI-18; FACIT-Fatigue; nausea measured on a Likert scale	Baseline, 6 wks, 14 wks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

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