Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer and Fallopian Tube Cancer Patients Using Complementary Alternative Medicine
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop
the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
Hypnosis, massage therapy, and healing touch may improve the quality of life of patients who
are undergoing chemotherapy.
PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well giving hypnosis, massage therapy
and healing touch changes outcomes in women receiving chemotherapy for newly diagnosed
epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cavity cancer.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute