Healing Touch and Health-Related Quality of Life in Women With Breast Cancer Receiving Radiation Therapy

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Breast Neoplasms

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Healing Touch to improve health-related quality of life in women with breast cancer receiving radiation therapy. Research Hypothesis Healing Touch significantly improves health-related quality of life when compared to a placebo treatment, among women receiving radiation therapy for treatment of breast cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00612443

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

People needed

40

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2008-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-01-21

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Any female patient being treated with radiation therapy for a diagnosis of stage 0, I, or II breast cancer
• Aged 18 years or greater
• Understands written and spoken English
• receiving 4, 5 or 6 weeks of radiation are eligible with a minimum study enrollment time of 4 weeks.

You may not qualify if…

• Anyone not meeting the above

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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