Study of Massage Therapy Within a Brain Tumor Setting

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Brain Tumors

In brief

The purpose of this study is * to assess the feasibility and acceptability of massage therapyto examine the effects of massage therapy * to explore whether psychological outcomes are associated with changes in patient reported QoL.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00873184

Run by

Duke University

People needed

10

Starts

2008-09-01

Expected to finish

2010-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-05-30

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients with histological confirmed, newly diagnosed, post surgical WHO grade III/IV malignant glioma (i.e., glioblastoma, anaplastic astrocytoma) being followed at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center (PRT-BTC) at Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) will be considered potential participants for this study.
• Additional eligibility criteria will be:
• > 18 years old
• Karnofsky Performance Score of > 70 at onset of study
• estimated life expectancy of > 3 months
• approval from attending oncologist
• the ability to speak, read and write English
• live within a 60 mile radius of the DCL
• be identified as "stressed" by Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) score, > 12.1 and 13.7 for men and women respectively, and 8) signed informed consent prior to initiation of study-related procedures.

You may not qualify if…

• N/A

Where it is running

• Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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