Study to Determine Therapeutic Massage Dosing to Improve Quality of Life in Hospitalized Patients Receiving Palliative Care

"The massage therapists were scheduled on a rotating schedule with two alternates scheduled for each day to ensure adherence to assigned study arm and to avoid therapist effect as much as possible. For each enrolled subject, the therapist assessed the subject and created a treatment plan depending on his/her individual needs and preferences. For example, if a subject reported bothersome lower extremity pain, the therapist might focus the massage on that lower extremity or might avoid massaging that lower extremity, depending solely on the preference of the subject. Massage duration was determined by the assigned study arm."