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Register: IRCT
Last refreshed on: 22 February 2018
Main ID:  IRCT201412094115N3
Date of registration: 2015-01-01
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: International Branch of Behesti University of Medical Sciences
Public title: Effect of therapeutic touch on pain and anxiety in patients with cancer
Scientific title: Effect of therapeutic touch on pain and anxiety in patients with cancer
Date of first enrolment: 2014-12-22
Target sample size: 90
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  http://en.irct.ir/trial/4354
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive, Other design features: study have three group. control, intervention, placebo.  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Name: Amir Tabatabaee   
Address:  19 Shahid Abasspour st., Vali-Asr Ave. Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 21 8820 9020
Email: tabatabaei.amir@gmail.com
Affiliation:  International Branch of Behesti University of Medical Sciences
Name: Mansoreh Zaghari Tafreshi   
Address:  Neyaesh, Valiasr St. Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 21 8820 2512
Email: tafreshi45@hotmail.com
Affiliation:  Nursing School, Behesti University of Medical Sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Informed consent of participants; male patients aged 20 to 65 years; Being conscious; cancer-related pain confirmed by physician; being diagnosed and treated at least for one year; possessing full consciousness and mental health; no history of depression and anxiety before the diagnosis; being in remission stage; no plan for surgery as treatment; no history of using therapeutic touch.
Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to continue participation in the study; use of other methods of alternative medicine during study; need for surgery and invasive diagnostic procedures during study; painful events (accident, acute illness) leading to stress and anxiety during the study; marked change in the dosage of pain medication used (ordered by the physician or by the patient); deterioration of patient health status leading to inability to continue the treatment.

Exclusion criteria:

Age minimum: 20 years
Age maximum: 65 years
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Malignant neoplasms.
Malignant neoplasms
C00-D48
Malignant neoplasms
Intervention(s)
Intervention group: Implementation of therapeutic touch for 15 min
Placebo group: Implementation mimic therapeutic touch, hands hold far from patients body. This do to unification placebo and intervention group.
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Implementation of therapeutic touch for 15 min. Intervention 2: Placebo group: Implementation mimic therapeutic touch, hands hold far from patients body. This do to unification placebo and intervention group. Intervention 3: Control group: routine treatment without intervention.
Control group: routine treatment without intervention
Primary Outcome(s)
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after intervention, 4th section. Method of measurement: Zungs Self rating Anxiety Scale.
Pain. Timepoint: Before and after intervention, after 7th section. Method of measurement: Brief Pain Inventory(BPI).
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
International Branch of Behesti University of Medical Sciences
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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