Clinical trial · Interventional
Preoperative Massage in Breast Surgery Patients
Utility of Preoperative Massage in Breast Surgery Patients
NCT01667328CI-TRIAL-00032767completedN/AClinicalTrials.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)
This randomized controlled interventional study is designed to determine whether breast cancer surgical patients receiving presurgical massage therapy performed by a licensed massage therapist have decreased average anxiety levels compared to the control group of breast cancer surgical patients who do not receive massage therapy.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Presurgical Anxiety | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massage therapy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Standard of care | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Massage therapy
- description
- This group will received presurgical massage
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Massage therapy
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control
- description
- Standard of care with no massage
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Standard of care
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Anxiety level
- timeFrame
- Upon arrival at the hospital for scheduled surgery and again immediately prior to surgery. Expected interval between measurements estimated to be less than 120 minutes.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female * Must speak English * Able to give consent * 18 years of age or older * Undergoing first procedure outpatient breast/axillary surgery at Vassar Brothers Medical Center Exclusion Criteria: * Anxiolytics or antidepressants medications during the previous 24 hours * Any condition that would prohibit receiving a massage * IV medications prior to presurgical holding VAS assessment
References
Publications (0)
Data not yet available
No reference posted for this study.