Healing Touch or Guided Imagery In Treating Pain, Fatigue, Nausea, and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Other Indications
Therapuetic Areas:Musculoskeletal, Psychiatry / Psychology, Other
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any
Updated:2/4/2013
Start Date:February 2012

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria

The Efficacy of Healing Touch Versus Guided Imagery on Pain, Fatigue, Nausea, and Anxiety in Patients' Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy


This randomized clinical trial studies healing touch or guided imagery in treating pain,
fatigue, nausea, and anxiety in patients undergoing chemotherapy. Healing touch and guided
imagery may help treat complications caused by chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether
healing touch or guided imagery is more effective in treating pain, fatigue, nausea, and
anxiety in patients undergoing chemotherapy


PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine if the provision of healing touch or guided imagery during outpatient
chemotherapy is associated with decreased pain, fatigue, nausea and anxiety when compared to
standard outpatient treatment protocols.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 treatment arms.

ARM A: Patients receive 30 minutes of healing touch therapy comprising magnetic clearing,
pain drains, hands in motion/hands still and mind clearing.

ARM B: Patients listen to guided imagery audiotapes for 30 minutes

ARM C: Patients receive standard of care.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult patients at the outpatient chemotherapy area will be enrolled without
consideration for type of cancer or chemotherapeutic agents to be used
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Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157
336-716-2255
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