REST: Reducing End-of-Life Symptoms With Touch

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Neoplasms, Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether massage therapy is effective in reducing pain and distress and improving quality of life among cancer patients at life's end.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00065195

Run by

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

People needed

440

Starts

2003-11-01

Expected to finish

2007-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-01-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Advanced cancer, with at least moderate pain 1 week prior to study entry
• Life expectancy of at least 3 weeks
• Able to speak English

You may not qualify if…

• Massage therapy within 1 month prior to study entry
• Current use of anticoagulants
• Platelet count less than 10,000
• Unstable spine that would interfere with touch therapy

Where it is running

• San Diego Hospice — San Diego, California, United States
• Pike's Peak Hospice and Palliative Care — Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
• Pathways at Hospice of Metro Denver — Denver, Colorado, United States
• University of Colorado Cancer Center — Denver, Colorado, United States
• Hospice of St. John — Lakewood, Colorado, United States
• Hope Hospice and Palliative Care — Fort Myers, Florida, United States
• LifePath Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. — Tampa, Florida, United States
• Hospice Care in the Berkshires, Inc. — Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States
• Hospice at Charlotte — Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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