Clinical trial · Interventional
A Randomized Study of Polarity or Massage Therapy to Reduce Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients During Radiation Therapy
- 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)
This research study is being conducted to compare the effectiveness of two types of complimentary medicine treatments to see if they will reduce the fatigue experienced by breast cancer patients receiving radiation therapy. The treatments being studied are Polarity Therapy and Massage Therapy. The primary study hypothesis is that Polarity Therapy will be efficacious in relieving fatigue in breast cancer patients receiving radiation treatments. The secondary hypothesis is that Polarity Therapy will be efficacious in improving health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients receiving radiation treatments.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatigue | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massage Therapy | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Polarity Therapy | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- 1
- description
- Standard Care
- type
- OTHER
- label
- 2
- description
- Massage Treatment
- interventionNames
- Other: Massage Therapy
- type
- OTHER
- label
- 3
- description
- Polarity Treatment
- interventionNames
- Other: Polarity Therapy
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of breast cancer * Fatigue of 2 or greater on Symptom Inventory * Received at least 8 radiation treatments * Able to read English Exclusion Criteria: * Be receiving concurrent chemotherapy * Have bone metastasizes * Be taking methylphenidate, modafinil, sedatives, or anxiolytics * Have a hemoglobin \<11g/dL.
References
Publications (1)
- BACKGROUNDMustian KM, Roscoe JA, Palesh OG, Sprod LK, Heckler CE, Peppone LJ, Usuki KY, Ling MN, Brasacchio RA, Morrow GR. Polarity Therapy for cancer-related fatigue in patients with breast cancer receiving radiation therapy: a randomized controlled pilot study. Integr Cancer Ther. 2011 Mar;10(1):27-37. doi: 10.1177/1534735410397044. Epub 2011 Mar 7. PMID 21382958