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A Randomized Study of Polarity or Massage Therapy to Reduce Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients During Radiation Therapy

NCT00288795 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2011-12-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This research study is being conducted to compare the effectiveness of two types of complimentary medicine treatments to see if they will reduce the fatigue experienced by breast cancer patients receiving radiation therapy. The treatments being studied are Polarity Therapy and Massage Therapy.

The primary study hypothesis is that Polarity Therapy will be efficacious in relieving fatigue in breast cancer patients receiving radiation treatments.

The secondary hypothesis is that Polarity Therapy will be efficacious in improving health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients receiving radiation treatments.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Massage Therapy

Therapeutic Touch

OTHER

Polarity Therapy

Use of energy fields to alleviate distress and achieve balance in the body

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Rochester

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Karen Mustian, Ph.D. · University of Rochester

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-11-30
Completion
2011-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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