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Trial reportOncology nursing forum2012

Health-related quality-of-life outcomes: a reflexology trial with patients with advanced-stage breast cancer.

Gwen Wyatt, Alla Sikorskii, Mohammad Hossein Rahbar, David Victorson, Mei You

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Oncology nursing forum, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 12 pooled it
13.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 116 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Reflexology in oncological treatment - a systematic review.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024
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  14. Family caregivers of those with cancer: quality of life outcomes from a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  16. Symptom response analysis of a randomized controlled trial of reflexology for symptom management among women with advanced breast cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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  17. Healthcare service utilization and work-related productivity in reflexology intervention for advanced breast cancer women.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gwen WyattCollege of Nursing, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. gwyatt@msu.edu
Alla Sikorskii
Mohammad Hossein Rahbar
David Victorson
Mei You
Michigan State University · US

Funding

U OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCESUL1RR024148 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI MCPHERSON, DAVID D · 2006 to 2010
$27.9M
Reflexology: An Intervention for Advanced Breast CancerR01CA104883 · NCI · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI WYATT, GWEN KARILYN · 2005 to 2009
$2.3M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA104883NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024148
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PURPOSE/

objectivesTo evaluate the safety and efficacy of reflexology, a complementary therapy that applies pressure to specific areas of the feet.

designLongitudinal, randomized clinical trial.

settingThirteen community-based medical oncology clinics across the midwestern United States. SAMPLE: A convenience sample of 385 predominantly Caucasian women with advanced-stage breast cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or hormonal therapy.

methodsFollowing the baseline interview, women were randomized into three primary groups: reflexology (n = 95), lay foot manipulation (LFM) (n = 95), or conventional care (n = 96). Two preliminary reflexology (n = 51) and LFM (n = 48) test groups were used to establish the protocols. Participants were interviewed again postintervention at study weeks 5 and 11. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Breast cancer-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL), physical functioning, and symptoms.

findingsNo adverse events were reported. A longitudinal comparison revealed significant improvements in physical functioning for the reflexology group compared to the control group (p = 0.04). Severity of dyspnea was reduced in the reflexology group compared to the control group (p < 0.01) and the LFM group (p = 0.02). No differences were found on breast cancer-specific HRQOL, depressive symptomatology, state anxiety, pain, and nausea.

conclusionsReflexology may be added to existing evidence-based supportive care to improve HRQOL for patients with advanced-stage breast cancer during chemotherapy and/or hormonal therapy. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Reflexology can be recommended for safety and usefulness in relieving dyspnea and enhancing functional status among women with advanced-stage breast cancer.

Indexed as

MassageQuality of LifeBreast NeoplasmsDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID23107851
PMCPMC3576031
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