Effect of Healing Touch on the Experience of Women Undergoing Treatment for Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00533780

Last Updated: 2024-01-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

51 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-01-31

Study Completion Date

2008-08-31

Brief Summary

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To learn what effect, if any, Healing Touch (a gentle, non-invasive form of energy work that promotes relaxation and can help manage the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation), has on physical symptoms, mood, and qualify of life for women undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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MRI high resolution 3D diffusion

Total duration is about 8 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Healing Touch

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

A gentle, non-invasive form of energy-balancing work that promotes relaxation and can help manage the side effects of chemotherapy.

Interventions

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Healing Touch

A gentle, non-invasive form of energy-balancing work that promotes relaxation and can help manage the side effects of chemotherapy.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18 or over.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients not able to come to regular healing touch sessions.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Avon Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Lynn M Westphal

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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95738

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

14064

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

BRSADJ0003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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