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ArticleJournal of clinical trials2014

Gentle Massage Improves Disease- and Treatment-Related Symptoms in Patients with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

Ann Gill Taylor, Audrey E Snyder, Joel G Anderson, Cynthia J Brown, John J Densmore, Cheryl Bourguignon

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Article in Journal of clinical trials, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Massage therapy research review.Complementary therapies in clinical practice · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ann Gill TaylorCenter for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies, University of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Audrey E SnyderUniversity of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Joel G AndersonCenter for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies, University of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Cynthia J BrownUniversity of West Georgia School of Nursing, Carrollton, Georgia, USA.
John J DensmoreDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Cheryl BourguignonCenter for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies, University of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
University of Virginia · US

Funding

CAM CLINICAL RESEARCH CURRICULUM PROGRAMK30AT000060 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI TAYLOR, ANN GILL · 2000 to 2004
$1.5M
Academic Career AwardK07AT002943 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI TAYLOR, ANN GILL · 2007 to 2011
$658k
Massage to Enhance Quality of Life in ASCT PatientsR21CA100627 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI TAYLOR, ANN GILL · 2004 to 2005
$411k
NCCIH NIH HHS F32 AT000052NCCIH NIH HHS K07 AT002943NCCIH NIH HHS K30 AT000060NCI NIH HHS R21 CA100627
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveCancer treatment is reported to be stressful, and patients diagnosed with hematologic cancers often exhibit higher levels of anxiety and emotional distress than individuals with other malignancies. Management of these symptoms in patients with hematologic cancer presents significant challenges, as many of them are in and out of the hospital while undergoing high dose chemotherapy. Oncology patients use complementary modalities such as therapeutic massage in an attempt to alleviate disease and treatment-related symptoms, including anxiety and emotional distress. In the current study, the feasibility of a novel massage intervention delivered over the continuum of care, as well as assessment of the immediate and cumulative effects of massage, was examined in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia.

methodsA mixed-methods, unmasked, prospective, randomized study was conducted with two groups: a usual care alone control group and a massage therapy intervention plus usual care group.

resultsSignificant improvements in levels of stress and health-related quality of life were observed in the massage therapy group versus the usual care alone group, after adjusting for anxiety level, including both immediate and cumulative effects of massage.

conclusionsWhile the findings of the current study regarding acceptability, feasibility, and potential efficacy of therapeutic massage as a complementary health-enhancing intervention in patients diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia are very promising, the relatively small size of the study sample limits generalizability.

Indexed as

Acute myelogenous leukemiaComplementary and alternative medicineComplementary health-enhancing approachesIntegrative medicineTherapeutic massage

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PMID25530922
PMCPMC4266937
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