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临床试验/NCT01217424
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Is Reflexology as Effective as Aromatherapy Massage for Symptom Relief in an Outpatient Oncology Population?

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust1 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1日最近更新:
适应症

试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
已完成
入组人数
100
试验地点
1
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

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

  • •DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • •Any patient receiving treatment for cancer at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Hospital
  • •Must be attending the hospital as an outpatient
  • •Planning to access complementary therapy
  • •PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • •No excessive pain in both hands and both feet
  • •Not experiencing a combination of conditions affecting both hands and both feet which would prevent reflexology of either hands or feet from taking place, including any of the following:
  • •Deep vein thrombosis
  • •Lymphedema
  • •Infected or broken skin
  • •Recent scars or injuries
  • •Phlebitis
  • •Areas currently receiving radiotherapy (or received radiotherapy in the past 2 weeks)
  • •Able and willing to attend the hospital for four 1-hour sessions
  • •PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • •See Disease Characteristics
  • •At least 2 months since prior and no other concurrent massage therapy or reflexology at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Hospital or from another practitioner
  • •Not planning to undergo massage therapy or reflexology while also taking part in this study
  • •At least 2 months since prior and no other concurrent massage therapy at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Hospital

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

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