Massage Therapy and Port-a-Catheter Insertion

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Cancer, Anxiety, Pain, Surgery

In brief

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and efficacy of massage therapy for reducing pre-operative anxiety and post-operative pain among predominantly low income minority cancer patients undergoing surgical placement of a Port-a-Catheter.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00991770

Run by

Boston Medical Center

People needed

60

Starts

2009-02-01

Expected to finish

2011-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-12-07

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients must be adults within one month of diagnosis with any form of cancer.
• Patients must be scheduled to undergo, but have not yet received, port implantation.
• Patients must have the ability to understand and sign a written informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who are unable or unwilling to provide consent.

Where it is running

• Boston Medical Center - Ambulatory Surgery — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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