Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer and Fallopian Tube Cancer Patients Using Complementary Alternative Medicine

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Conditions studied: Ovarian Cancer, Peritoneal Primary Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Hypnosis, massage therapy, and healing touch may improve the quality of life of patients who are undergoing chemotherapy. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well giving hypnosis, massage therapy and healing touch changes outcomes in women receiving chemotherapy for newly diagnosed epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cavity cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00293293

Run by

Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

People needed

43

Starts

2005-05-01

Expected to finish

2010-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-12-28

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Newly diagnosed epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube cancer, any pathologic type or stage, who will receive 6 cycles of chemotherapy.
• Patients must have signed an informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Previous cancer other than skin cancer
• Previous chemotherapy experience
• Active substance abuse
• Schizophrenia
• Pregnant or lactating

Where it is running

• Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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