The Effect of Meditation and Massage Therapy for Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Tissue Reconstruction
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Conditions studied: Breast Cancer
In brief
In this study we propose to explore the efficacy of massage therapy combined with meditation in women recovering from tissue reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer. Patients will be randomized into 2 groups. The first group will consist of massage therapy on 3 consecutive days starting on the 1st day after surgery. The second group will consist of massage therapy combined with meditation for 3 consecutive days starting on the 1st day after surgery. The effect of massage and massage combined with meditation on stress, anxiety, relaxation, insomnia, alertness, fatigue, tension/muscular discomfort, pain, mood and energy level will be evaluated by using three different surveys.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01736605
- Run by
- Mayo Clinic
- People needed
- 40
- Starts
- 2013-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-04-07
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Women age 18 and above able to give informed consent
- Women who are undergoing mastectomies for breast cancer and the following autologous tissue reconstruction.
- Free TRAM flaps (TRAM = Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous)
- Muscle-sparing (MS) free TRAM flaps (or MS-TRAM)
- DIEP flaps (DIEP = Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator)
- SIEA flaps (SIEA = Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery)
- Pedicled TRAM flaps
- Patients who undergo one of these 5 surgeries on a Monday or a Tuesday
- Able to speak and understand English
- Able to complete the three questionnaires
You may not qualify if…
- Women who decline to participate in the study
- Women with any kind of breast reconstruction surgery other than what is listed in the inclusion criteria
Where it is running
- Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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