Clinical trial · Interventional
Massage Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer Pain
Massage for the Treatment of Pain in Cancer: A Randomized Phase II Study
NCT00082290CI-TRIAL-00020248completedPhase 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)
RATIONALE: Massage therapy may help lessen pain caused by cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well massage therapy works in treating patients with cancer pain.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific | Adult Solid Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.85 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| massage therapy | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| period of quiet time | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| questionaire about pain | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| visit with a volunteer | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- a massage
- description
- About 45 minute massage
- interventionNames
- Other: massage therapy
- Behavioral: questionaire about pain
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- visit with a volunteer
- description
- 45 minute visit
- interventionNames
- Other: visit with a volunteer
- Behavioral: questionaire about pain
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- period of quiet time
- description
- 45 minutes of quiet time
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 120 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of cancer * Baseline pain score ≥ 2 on a 0-10 rating scale where 0 = no pain * Pain syndrome must be the result of cancer and/or cancer treatment * No postoperative or other acute procedural pain PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * Concurrent pharmacologic pain therapy allowed
References
Publications (0)
Data not yet available
No reference posted for this study.