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Reflexology or Aromatherapy Massage in Relieving Symptoms in Patients With Cancer

NCT01217424 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2016-11-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Reflexology and aromatherapy massage may lessen symptoms in patients with cancer. It is not yet known whether reflexology is more effective than aromatherapy massage in relieving symptoms in patients with cancer.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying reflexology to see how well it works compared with aromatherapy massage in relieving symptoms in patients with cancer.

Conditions

  • Pain
  • Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
  • Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Interventions

OTHER

questionnaire administration

PROCEDURE

aromatherapy and essential oils

PROCEDURE

management of therapy complications

PROCEDURE

massage therapy

PROCEDURE

psychosocial assessment and care

PROCEDURE

reflexology procedure

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Clare Shaw, MD · Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-11-30
Completion
2011-11-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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Diseases

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