Massage during chemo: a new way to ease cancer treatment stress?
NCT ID NCT07502157
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This small study will test whether giving a 15-20 minute massage during infusion therapy can reduce pain and anxiety in women with gynecologic cancer. Twenty-four participants will be randomly assigned to receive either a hand, foot, or neck/shoulder massage or simply talk with the massage therapist. The main goal is to see if such a study is even possible to run in a busy hospital infusion center.
What this could mean
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Active substance
Massage therapy (hand, foot, or neck/shoulder Swedish massage)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to help cancer patients feel better during infusion treatments.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 24 people. It is designed to test whether the study itself can be done, not to prove massage works. Results may not apply to all patients.
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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, 40506, United States
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