Healing Touch in Treating Fatigue in Women Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer

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Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Depression, Fatigue

In brief

RATIONALE: Healing touch therapy may be effective in lessening fatigue in women with breast cancer who are undergoing radiation therapy. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well healing touch works in treating fatigue in women undergoing radiation therapy for breast cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00574145

Run by

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

People needed

44

Starts

2007-02-01

Expected to finish

2009-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-09-06

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 75. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Histologically proven breast cancer
• Receiving post lumpectomy or post mastectomy radiation therapy (RT)
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0, 1 or 2
• Prescribed a minimum of 5 weeks of RT
• Between the ages of 21 and 75
• Able to speak English.
• Provides written informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Documented active psychiatric illness
• Documented cognitive impairment that would preclude the ability to provide informed consent.
• Stage IV breast cancer
• Receiving concurrent chemotherapy and RT

Where it is running

• Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center - Cool Springs — Nashville, Tennessee, United States
• Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Franklin — Nashville, Tennessee, United States
• Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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