Preoperative Massage in Breast Surgery Patients

Vassar Brothers Medical Center299 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

299

Conditions

Anxiety Presurgical Anxiety Breast Cancer

Interventions

Massage therapyPROCEDURE

Presurgical 15 minute massage performed by a licensed massage therapist

Standard of carePROCEDURE

Control group will receive standard of care with no massage therapy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Poughkeepsie, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Anxiety level

Assessments will be done immediately post registration and immediately prior to surgery

Time frame: 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.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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