Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02496533
Patient Anxiety During Radiological Examination
The Prevalence of Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Radiologic Exam
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 217 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Midwestern Regional Medical Center · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This clinical trial design evaluates whether hand massage reduces anxiety levels in cancer patients as they undergo radiological examination to evaluate tumor response. Anxiety levels will be investigated before massage, after massage, and following the completion of the radiological exam. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS), a validated anxiety assessment tool, will be used to measure anxiety.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Hand Massage | The hand massage procedure comprises 4 minutes of manipulation of the subject's hands (2 minutes per hand) by a skilled massage therapist or appropriately trained staff. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2014-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-01-01
- Completion
- 2015-01-01
- First posted
- 2015-07-14
- Last updated
- 2017-01-30
- Results posted
- 2016-11-29
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02496533. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.