The Efficacy of Healing Touch Versus Guided Imagery on Pain, Fatigue, Nausea, and Anxiety in Patients' Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 244
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change scores for each patient on fatigue scale
研究概览
简要总结
This randomized clinical trial studies healing touch or guided imagery in treating pain, fatigue, nausea, and anxiety in patients undergoing chemotherapy. Healing touch and guided imagery may help treat complications caused by chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether healing touch or guided imagery is more effective in treating pain, fatigue, nausea, and anxiety in patients undergoing chemotherapy
详细描述
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine if the provision of healing touch or guided imagery during outpatient chemotherapy is associated with decreased pain, fatigue, nausea and anxiety when compared to standard outpatient treatment protocols.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 treatment arms.
ARM A: Patients receive 30 minutes of healing touch therapy comprising magnetic clearing, pain drains, hands in motion/hands still and mind clearing.
ARM B: Patients listen to guided imagery audiotapes for 30 minutes
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Adult patients at the outpatient chemotherapy area will be enrolled without consideration for type of cancer or chemotherapeutic agents to be used
排除标准
- 未提供
研究组 & 干预措施
Arm A (healing touch therapy)
Patients receive 30 minutes of healing touch therapy consisting of magnetic clearing, pain drains, hands in motion/hands still and mind clearing.
干预措施: questionnaire administration (Other)
Arm A (healing touch therapy)
Patients receive 30 minutes of healing touch therapy consisting of magnetic clearing, pain drains, hands in motion/hands still and mind clearing.
干预措施: therapeutic touch (Procedure)
Arm A (healing touch therapy)
Patients receive 30 minutes of healing touch therapy consisting of magnetic clearing, pain drains, hands in motion/hands still and mind clearing.
干预措施: management of therapy complications (Behavioral)
Arm B (guided imagery)
Patients listen to guided imagery audiotapes for 30 minutes.
干预措施: questionnaire administration (Other)
Arm B (guided imagery)
Patients listen to guided imagery audiotapes for 30 minutes.
干预措施: management of therapy complications (Behavioral)
Arm C (standard care)
Patients receive standard of care.
干预措施: questionnaire administration (Other)
Arm C (standard care)
Patients receive standard of care.
干预措施: standard follow-up care (Procedure)
结局指标
主要结局
Change scores for each patient on fatigue scale
时间窗: Approximately 6 months
Collected using a 10 point visual analog scale for pain, fatigue, nausea, and anxiety. Analyzed initially using descriptive statistics. Compared among the 3 groups using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) models and 2-sample t-tests.
Change scores for each patient on anxiety scale
时间窗: Approximately 6 months
Collected using a 10 point visual analog scale for pain, fatigue, nausea, and anxiety. Analyzed initially using descriptive statistics. Compared among the 3 groups using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) models and 2-sample t-tests.
Change scores for each patient on pain scale
时间窗: Approximately 6 months
Collected using a 10 point visual analog scale for pain, fatigue, nausea, and anxiety. Analyzed initially using descriptive statistics. Compared among the 3 groups using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) models and 2-sample t-tests.
Change scores for each patient on nausea scale
时间窗: Approximately 6 months
Collected using a 10 point visual analog scale for pain, fatigue, nausea, and anxiety. Analyzed initially using descriptive statistics. Compared among the 3 groups using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) models and 2-sample t-tests.
次要结局
未报告次要终点