150
Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2003
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2008
Study Completion Date
November 30, 2009
Healing Touch
Healing Touch (HT) is a non-invasive therapeutic approach to healing which describes its mode of action as using touch to modulate the patient's energy system. The goal of HT is to restore harmony and balance in the patient's energy system to assist the person to self-heal.88 Healing Touch, as used here, refers to the techniques taught in Mentgen's standardized curriculum of Healing Touch offered through Healing Touch International and endorsed by the American Holistic Nurse's Association
Standard Treatment
4-6 cycles of cytotoxic chemotherapy followed by 5040 cGy of external beam whole breast radiotherapy in 28 fractions usually followed by a boost of 1000-1600 cGy
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Department of Health and Human Services
FED
University of Iowa
OTHER