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Massage Therapy in Treating the Symptoms of Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancer

NCT00253708 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 39

Last updated 2017-08-07

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Summary

RATIONALE: Massage therapy may help relieve symptoms associated with cancer. It is not yet known which type of massage therapy is more effective in treating the symptoms of patients with cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying different types of massage therapy to compare how well they work in treating the symptoms of patients with locally advanced or metastatic cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

management of therapy complications

PROCEDURE

massage therapy

PROCEDURE

pain therapy

PROCEDURE

psychosocial assessment and care

PROCEDURE

quality-of-life assessment

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Russell S. Phillips, MD · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
120 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-12-01
Primary Completion
2013-01-01
Completion
2013-01-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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