ReviewMedical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)2016
Effect of Therapeutic Touch in Patients with Cancer: a Literature Review.
Review in Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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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.
Comparative Effectiveness of Stress Management Using Psychoeducation Versus Therapeutic Touch for Formerly Homeless Adults With Mental Illness and Substance Use Histories
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch and Music Listening on Sleep Quality, Menopausal Symptoms and Quality of Life in Menopausal Women
Reiki-Brachy: An Interventional Treatment Trial Using Reiki Therapy to Improve Symptoms Associated With Brachytherapy in Patients With Gynecological Malignancies
Who cites it
28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.
- Aromatherapy, massage and reflexology: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the perspectives from people with palliative care needs.Palliative medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Metabolic Effects of Healing Touch During Cervical Cancer Treatment: An Exploratory Analysis.Integrative cancer therapiesTrial
- Exploring the mechanisms of biofield therapy through joint electrophysiological recordings in humans and mice.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2026Article
- Integrative options for the management of anxiety and depression in people with cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Lymphatic pumping technique in mice alters blood parameters and metastatic melanoma in an age-dependent manner.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Psychometric evaluation of self-advocacy scale in patients with cancer: a psychometric evaluation protocol in Iran.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Exploring spirituality in everyday neuro-oncology practice - nurses' and physicians' spiritual care toolbox.Neuro-oncology practice · 2025Article
- Effects of love glove application on vital signs for COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit.Nursing open · 2024Article
- Biofield Therapies: Guidelines for Reporting Clinical Trials.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2024Article
- Integrative Approaches in the Treatment of Patients Affected by Lymphoma.Current oncology reports · 2023Review
- Recent Progress in Mind-Body Therapies in Cancer Care.Current oncology reports · 2023Review
- The Impact of Canadian Medical Delays and Preventive Measures on Breast Cancer Experience: A Silent Battle Masked by the COVID-19 Pandemic.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2023Article
- Barriers to nurses' therapeutic communication practices in a district hospital in Ghana.BMC nursing · 2023Article
- Prevention and Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) with Non-Pharmacological Interventions: Clinical Recommendations from a Systematic Scoping Review and an Expert Consensus Process.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Experiences of Touch Therapies in Symptom Management of Rural and Regional Cancer Patients in Australia.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2022Article
- Cancer-Related Fatigue-Is There a Role for Complementary and Integrative Medicine?Current oncology reports · 2021Review
- Mind-Body Interventions for Anxiety Disorders: A Review of the Evidence Base for Mental Health Practitioners.Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) · 2021Review
- A Comprehensive Strategy to Pain Management for Cancer Patients in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Conservative treatment of lymphedema: the state of the art.Jornal vascular brasileiro · 2021Review
- Fatigue in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiation therapy: a prospective study.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2019Article
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThe use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) techniques has been growing. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine places therapeutic touch (TT) into the category of bio field energy. This literature review is aimed at critically evaluating the data from clinical trials examining the clinical efficacy of therapeutic touch as a supportive care modality in adult patients with cancer.
methodsElectronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Scholar Google, and Science Direct) were searched from the year 1990 to 2015 to locate potentially relevant peer-reviewed articles using the key words therapeutic touch, touch therapy, neoplasm, cancer, and CAM. Additionally, relevant journals and references of all the located articles were manually searched for other potentially relevant studies.
resultsThe number of 334 articles was found on the basis of the key words, of which 17 articles related to the clinical trial were examined in accordance with the objectives of the study. A total of 6 articles were in the final dataset in which several examples of the positive effects of healing touch on pain, nausea, anxiety and fatigue, and life quality and also on biochemical parameters were observed.
conclusionBased on the results of this study, an affirmation can be made regarding the use of TT, as a non-invasive intervention for improving the health status in patients with cancer. Moreover, therapeutic touch was proved to be a useful strategy for adult patients with cancer.
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