Clinical trial · Interventional
Caring Hand Massage - an Intervention in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy in an Outpatient Setting - a Pilot Study
NCT02742415CI-TRIAL-00026345completedN/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)
Since there is a limited amount of evidence on the feasibility and outcomes on the use of hand massage in patients undergoing cancer treatment, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and outcomes of hand massage therapy in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, and to measure its influence on their symptoms.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caring Hand Massage | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Cancer patients receiving hand massage
- description
- Caring Hand massage will be provided to the outpatients undergoing chemotherapy
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Caring Hand Massage
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Comparison of symptom scores
- timeFrame
- baseline to 45 minutes.
- description
- We will record the number of patients approached hand massage to those that accept and were able to get a full hand massage during their time in the chemotherapy area
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients age 18 - 80 2. Patient receiving treatment on Mayo Clinic's Chemotherapy Outpatient Clinic 3. Able to speak English and complete surveys 4. Able to read, understand and sign inform consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient has rash, sores, wounds, incision or other skin conditions on hands 2. Unable to give consent or complete the surveys 3. Already having received previous hand massage 4. Pregnant women. (As verbalized by participant)
References
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