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Multimedia Training for Family Caregivers in Use of Touch and Massage in Supportive Cancer Care

NCT00632398 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 228

Last updated 2015-12-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: A multimedia education program for family caregivers that teaches simple methods of touch and massage for the comfort of cancer patients at home may be effective in lowering stress, reducing symptoms, and improving quality of life for patients; and may improve caregiver satisfaction and self-efficacy.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well multimedia instruction of caregivers in use of touch and massage works for cancer patients and their care partners.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Attention control (reading)

Caregivers read to the patient from literature of the patient's choice for recommended 20 minutes at least 3 times per week for 4 weeks

BEHAVIORAL

Touch, Caring and Cancer DVD program

DVD- and manual-based instruction for caregivers and patients in the use of touch and massage techniques as supportive care in cancer, including: preparation for a session, safety precautions related to cancer and its treatments, communication about touch, centering to calm the mind; manual techniques for the head, neck, shoulders, back, feet and hands to promote relaxation; and acupressure for pain, nausea and anxiety.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Collinge and Associates, Inc.

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • William Collinge, PhD, MPH · Collinge and Associates, Inc.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-03-31
Primary Completion
2009-08-31
Completion
2009-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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