The TOUCH Project: Reducing Distress and Promoting Quality of Life Via Caregiver Massage of Children Undergoing Treatment for Cancer
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 80
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Feasibility and acceptability of conducting a massage intervention with childhood cancer patients and their primary caregivers
研究概览
简要总结
This clinical trial studies massage therapy given by caregiver in treating quality of life of young patients undergoing treatment for cancer. Massage therapy given by a caregiver may improve the quality of life of young patients undergoing treatment for cancer
详细描述
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a massage intervention with childhood cancer patients and their primary caregivers.
II. To investigate feasibility of implementing a brief targeted massage training protocol with caregivers.
III. To identify barriers to recruitment, intervention adherence, and full study completion by consented families.
IV. To assess preliminary effectiveness of the massage intervention in reducing caregiver and child psychological distress (anxiety, depression, parenting stress) and promoting child health-related quality of life.
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
- 3 Years 至 17 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Signed protocol specific informed consent by the child's caregiver Assent by the child Caregiver is at least 18 years of age The child is currently treated for cancer (chemotherapy alone, radiation therapy alone, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, chemotherapy and surgery, or radiation therapy and surgery) at Wake Forest Baptist Health (WFBH) Pediatric Oncology The child has at least 16 weeks remaining on their treatment regimen The caregiver and child understand written and spoken English The child has no medical or functional contraindications reported by his/her attending\physician
排除标准
- •Parents/caregivers who have previously provided consistent massage for their child will be excluded from the study Child is receiving radiation only
结局指标
主要结局
Feasibility and acceptability of conducting a massage intervention with childhood cancer patients and their primary caregivers
时间窗: Up to 16 weeks
次要结局
- Effectiveness of caregiver massage to reduce child and caregiver distress and promote child health-related quality of life(Week 16)