Massage Therapy in Treating the Symptoms of Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancer

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Conditions studied: Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Massage therapy may help relieve symptoms associated with cancer. It is not yet known which type of massage therapy is more effective in treating the symptoms of patients with cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying different types of massage therapy to compare how well they work in treating the symptoms of patients with locally advanced or metastatic cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00253708

Run by

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

People needed

39

Starts

2004-12-01

Expected to finish

2013-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-08-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 120. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Solid cancer with evidence of metastases
• Receiving treatment at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)
• Must reside ≤ 25 miles from BIDMC

You may not qualify if…

• Patient to sick to be interviewed
• Absence of severe symptoms
• Participating in another trial
• Language barrier
• MD does not provide permission
• Expired prior to consent process

Where it is running

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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