Preoperative Massage in Breast Surgery Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Breast Cancer; Presurgical Anxiety; Anxiety
• Interventions: Procedure: Massage therapy; Procedure: Standard of care

• Registration Number: NCT01667328
• Lead Sponsor: Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled interventional study is designed to determine whether breast cancer surgical patients receiving presurgical massage therapy performed by a licensed massage therapist have decreased average anxiety levels compared to the control group of breast cancer surgical patients who do not receive massage therapy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-06
• Study First Submitted: 2012-06-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-08-10
• Study First Posted: 2012-08-17
• Primary Completion: 2018-03
• Study Completion: 2018-03-19
• Status Verified: 2018-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-04-30
• Last Update Posted: 2018-05-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 299

Inclusion Criteria

• Male or female
• Must speak English
• Able to give consent
• 18 years of age or older
• Undergoing first procedure outpatient breast/axillary surgery at Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Exclusion Criteria

• Anxiolytics or antidepressants medications during the previous 24 hours
• Any condition that would prohibit receiving a massage
• IV medications prior to presurgical holding VAS assessment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Massage therapy	Massage therapy	This group will received presurgical massage
Control	Standard of care	Standard of care with no massage

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety level	Upon arrival at the hospital for scheduled surgery and again immediately prior to surgery. Expected interval between measurements estimated to be less than 120 minutes.	Assessments will be done immediately post registration and immediately prior to surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Vassar Brothers Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Poughkeepsie, New York, United States