Clinical trial · Interventional
REST: Reducing End-of-Life Symptoms With Touch
Efficacy of Massage at the End of Life
NCT00065195CI-TRIAL-00001118completedPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether massage therapy is effective in reducing pain and distress and improving quality of life among cancer patients at life's end.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neoplasms | Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moving touch therapy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Nonmoving touch therapy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Decreased pain
Secondary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Less total analgesic medication use.
- measure
- Improved quality of life
- measure
- Decreased physical symptom distress
- measure
- Decreased emotional symptom distress
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Advanced cancer, with at least moderate pain 1 week prior to study entry * Life expectancy of at least 3 weeks * Able to speak English Exclusion Criteria: * Massage therapy within 1 month prior to study entry * Current use of anticoagulants * Platelet count less than 10,000 * Unstable spine that would interfere with touch therapy
References
Publications (0)
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