Preoperative Massage in Breast Surgery Patients
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Anxiety, Breast Cancer, Cancer |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology, Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 5/5/2018 |
| Start Date: | June 2012 |
| End Date: | March 19, 2018 |
Utility of Preoperative Massage in Breast Surgery Patients
This randomized controlled interventional study is designed to determine whether breast
cancer surgical patients receiving presurgical massage therapy performed by a licensed
massage therapist have decreased average anxiety levels compared to the control group of
breast cancer surgical patients who do not receive massage therapy.
cancer surgical patients receiving presurgical massage therapy performed by a licensed
massage therapist have decreased average anxiety levels compared to the control group of
breast cancer surgical patients who do not receive massage therapy.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female
- Must speak English
- Able to give consent
- 18 years of age or older
- Undergoing first procedure outpatient breast/axillary surgery at Vassar Brothers
Medical Center
Exclusion Criteria:
- Anxiolytics or antidepressants medications during the previous 24 hours
- Any condition that would prohibit receiving a massage
- IV medications prior to presurgical holding VAS assessment
We found this trial at
1
site
Poughkeepsie, New York 12601
Principal Investigator: Angela Keleher, M.D.
Phone: 845-483-6825
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