Massage Therapy Versus Music Therapy Pilot Study
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: ALL
In brief
This project studies the feasibility of (1) implementing massage therapy and music therapy onto a busy medical inpatient unit at Boston Medical Center, and (2) evaluating massage therapy and music therapy's impact on patient satisfaction, patient outcomes, and cost. The investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial comparing massage therapy, music therapy, and usual care to collect preliminary data on critical outcomes for patients (satisfaction, symptom control) and for the hospital (pain medication use and length of stay, both critical drivers of cost). The investigators anticipate using these preliminary data to apply for a future larger and longer adequately powered randomized controlled trial to definitively answer the following research questions: does implementation of an inpatient massage therapy and/or music therapy service (a) improve patient satisfaction; (b) reduce symptoms such as pain; and (c) lower health care costs through less pain medication and reduced length of stay?
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02227680
- Run by
- Boston Medical Center
- People needed
- 90
- Starts
- 2014-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-01-28
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 18 years or older
- Inpatient on the Boston Medical C enter Family Medicine inpatient service
You may not qualify if…
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Contagious skin disease or infection
- Hemophilia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Encephalopathy
- Dementia
- Altered mental status
- 1:1 status (requiring constant supervision)
- Any condition, as determined by the attending physician, which would prevent participation in the study.
- Observation status
Where it is running
- Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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