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Impact of Massage Therapy on the Quality of Life of Hospice Patients

NCT02880202 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 53

Last updated 2018-12-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a pilot study to evaluate the impact of massage therapy in hospice patients.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Massage Therapy

The massage therapy is provided by certified massage therapists and delivered in the home setting. Techniques and duration of massage therapy is customized based on input from the patient and/or caregiver at the start of the session regarding nature and location of discomfort and other symptoms, and based on other factors such as contra-indications/complicating factors, medical issues, and additional diagnoses. The number of massage therapy interventions range from 2-3, 1 week apart, with each session lasting between 20-45 minutes in duration.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Maria I Lapid, MD · Professor of Psychiatry

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-08-31
Primary Completion
2018-11-30
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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