Massage Therapy and Port-a-Catheter Insertion

PHASE1CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

60

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 28, 2009

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2011

Study Completion Date

October 31, 2011

Conditions
CancerAnxietyPainSurgery
Interventions
OTHER

Massage Therapy

Two 20 minute chair massages: one before surgery and one after

OTHER

Attention Control

Two 20 minute sessions where the Massage Therapist will talk to the patient about how they are feeling, listen, and provide empathetic support.

Trial Locations (1)

02118

Boston Medical Center - Ambulatory Surgery, Boston

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Massage Therapy Foundation

OTHER

lead

Boston Medical Center

OTHER