Healing Touch During Chemotherapy Infusions for Women With Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00533663

Last Updated: 2022-06-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-04-30

Study Completion Date

2010-08-31

Brief Summary

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To study if Healing Touch is effective during chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer

Detailed Description

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To study the effectiveness of Healing Touch provided during chemotherapy infusions on the experience of women undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Healing Touch (HT) is a gentle, non-invasive form of energy-balancing work that promotes relaxation and can help manage the side effects of chemotherapy.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Standard Care + Healing Touch (HT)

A a gentle, non-invasive form of energy-balancing work that promotes relaxation and can help manage the side effects of chemotherapy. It occurs every other week (during their infusion).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Healing Touch

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

every other week (during their infusion)

Standard care

Intervention Type OTHER

Adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel administered as standard of care

Standard Care + Guided relaxation

Guided relaxation every other week (during their infusion).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard care

Intervention Type OTHER

Adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel administered as standard of care

guided relaxation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

standard care only

Standard care

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard care

Intervention Type OTHER

Adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel administered as standard of care

Interventions

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Healing Touch

every other week (during their infusion)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Standard care

Adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel administered as standard of care

Intervention Type OTHER

guided relaxation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Post-operative
* Concurrent enrollment on a treatment protocol of 8 weeks of adriamycin + cyclophosphamide given every other week followed by 8 weeks of paclitaxel given every other week
* ECOG Performance Status: 0 to 2
* Speak and read English

Exclusion Criteria

\- Concomitant energy-work interventions (HT, Reiki, QiGong, acupuncture).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kathy Turner, RN, NP

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Stanford University

Alice "Ellie" Guardino, RN, NP

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Stanford University

Locations

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Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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BRSADJ0007

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

IRB-07696

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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