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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
24 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2007-04-30
2009-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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This is a two-phase research project: phase I: development of a standardized educational intervention on video/DVD to teach parents how to massage their child with cancer; phase II: test the feasibility of the developed intervention with children with cancer and their parents. A total of 24 parents and their children with cancer who are under the care of the paediatric oncology units at the Stollery Children's Hospital (Edmonton) will be recruited for the study.
It is hypothesized that this research on an educational program in parent-delivered massage therapy will directly improve the lives of children with cancer and their parents.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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1
This group receives the massage intervention for a period of six weeks. Children and parents are asked to journal weekly for the six week period.
Massage
Children will receive a 10-15 minute massage seated (clothed), or in bed (clothed or unclothed) each day using the following protocol: stroking, effleurage, petrissage, muscle squeezing, effleurage, stroking. Massaged areas can include the back, arms and legs.
Parents will receive a one hour educational session with a Massage Therapist, a DVD, and written materials that all illustrate the required protocol.
Journaling
Children will complete weekly journals about their feelings. These journals will either be drawn or written based on the preference of the child. Parents will complete a weekly journal outlining the number of massages given to their child, barriers that prevented massage, and their experience of giving the massage.
2
The control group does not receive any massage intervention during the initial six weeks of the study. The children are asked to journal during this six week period.
Journaling
Children will complete weekly journals about their feelings. These journals will either be drawn or written based on the preference of the child. Parents will complete a weekly journal outlining the number of massages given to their child, barriers that prevented massage, and their experience of giving the massage.
Interventions
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Massage
Children will receive a 10-15 minute massage seated (clothed), or in bed (clothed or unclothed) each day using the following protocol: stroking, effleurage, petrissage, muscle squeezing, effleurage, stroking. Massaged areas can include the back, arms and legs.
Parents will receive a one hour educational session with a Massage Therapist, a DVD, and written materials that all illustrate the required protocol.
Journaling
Children will complete weekly journals about their feelings. These journals will either be drawn or written based on the preference of the child. Parents will complete a weekly journal outlining the number of massages given to their child, barriers that prevented massage, and their experience of giving the massage.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Children with a life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
* Children who are currently receiving active cancer care
Exclusion Criteria
* Children with a life expectancy of less than 12 weeks
* Children not currently receiving active cancer care
6 Years
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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SickKids Foundation
OTHER
Stollery Children's Hospital
OTHER
Canadian Institute of Natural and Integrative Medicine
OTHER
Centennial College
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Applied Research Centre, Centennial College
Principal Investigators
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Trish Dryden, RMT, M.Ed
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Applied Research Centre, Centennial College
Sabine Moritz, Dipl. Biol., M.Sc
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Canadian Institute of Natural and Integrative Medicine
Sunita Vohra, MD, FRCPC, M.Sc
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Stollery Children's Hospital & University of Alberta
Dawn Davies, MD, FRCPC
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Stollery Children's Hospital
Adrienne D Witol, Psy.D., C.Psych
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Stollery Children's Hospital
Andrea M Laizner, RN, Ph.D
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Centre de recherché Hôpital Sainte-Justine CHU Mère-Enfant & McGill University Health Centre
Lyse Lussier
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Le Phare enfants et familles
Janet Kahn, LMT, Ph.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Vermont
Amanda Baskwill, RMT
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Centennial College
Linda Curcher, CCRP
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Stollery Children's Hospital
Elizabeth Barberree, RMT
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Massage Therapist Association of Alberta (MTAA)
Locations
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Stollery Children's Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Centennial College
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Countries
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Central Contacts
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References
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Related Links
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Leucan - Massage d'espoir
College of Massage Therapists of Ontario
Other Identifiers
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CAM 07-323R
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: secondary_id
CENT-SK-CAM07-323R
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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