Caring Hand Massage - an Intervention in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy in an Outpatient Setting - a Pilot Study

Mayo Clinic40 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cancer

Interventions

Caring Hand MassageBEHAVIORAL

Caring Hand Massage is a hand massage therapy program with several steps and techniques.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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)

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Comparison of symptom scores

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

Time frame: baseline to 45 minutes.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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