Impact of Massage Therapy on the Quality of Life of Hospice Patients

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Quality of Life; Depression; Anxiety; Pain

Treatments: Other: Massage Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02880202

15-007515

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a pilot study to evaluate the impact of massage therapy in hospice patients.

Full description

As an integrative therapy, there is growing evidence that massage therapy can be an effective therapeutic tool for relief of pain and non-pain symptoms in hospice and palliative care patients. Massage therapy can provide comfort, relaxation, and improve quality of life for patients. The primary aim of the study is to gather data on the effects of complementary massage therapy on patient's symptoms and quality of life. The study goal is to improve patient symptoms of pain, anxiety, depression, and quality of life through the use of massage therapy provided to hospice patients. Questionnaires would be utilized before and after each massage intervention and would quantify symptom and quality of life levels.

Enrollment: 53 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age 18 years or older
2. Clinically determined by hospice staff to be appropriate for massage therapy (ESAS-r scores of 5 or greater on pain, depression, anxiety, or best well-being)
3. Place of residence within 30 minutes of downtown Rochester
4. Patient or caregiver must be able to participate in brief interviews and complete questionnaires (verbally or physically)

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients ineligible for massage therapy due to complexity of medical care including complex wound and multiple drains

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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53 participants in 1 patient group

Massage Therapy

Other group

Description:

Massage therapy for hospice patients.

Treatment:

Other: Massage Therapy