Status:
COMPLETED
Reflexology or Aromatherapy Massage in Relieving Symptoms in Patients With Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Pain
Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-120 years
Phase:
NA
Brief 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 i...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: Primary * To determine whether reflexology is as effective as aromatherapy massage for alleviation of self-selected symptoms in patients with cancer in an outpatient setting. Secondary ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Any patient receiving treatment for cancer at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Hospital
- Must be attending the hospital as an outpatient
- Planning to access complementary therapy
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- No excessive pain in both hands and both feet
- Not experiencing a combination of conditions affecting both hands and both feet which would prevent reflexology of either hands or feet from taking place, including any of the following:
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Lymphedema
- Infected or broken skin
- Recent scars or injuries
- Phlebitis
- Areas currently receiving radiotherapy (or received radiotherapy in the past 2 weeks)
- Able and willing to attend the hospital for four 1-hour sessions
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- At least 2 months since prior and no other concurrent massage therapy or reflexology at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Hospital or from another practitioner
- Not planning to undergo massage therapy or reflexology while also taking part in this study
- At least 2 months since prior and no other concurrent massage therapy at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Hospital
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01217424
Start Date
October 1 2010
End Date
November 1 2011
Last Update
November 1 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Royal Marsden - London
London, England, United Kingdom, SW3 6JJ