ArticleMedicine2020
Effectiveness and safety of massage in the treatment of anxiety and depression in patients with cancer: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
Article in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05067777 (Massage for Prostate Cancer-Related Fatigue), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Massage for Prostate Cancer-Related Fatigue (mPROSTATE)
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Massage for rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
- Feasibility and safety of combined touch care and aromatherapy in hospitalized patients with thoracic malignancies: A prospective single-arm study.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2026Article
- Efficacy of Massage Therapy for Symptom Management in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A Resilience Framework for Research in Oncology Massage Therapy.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2025Article
- Education of complementary and alternative medicine in adult education centers in Germany: a web-based survey.Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2024Article
- The Effects of Massage Therapy in Decreasing Pain and Anxiety in Post-Surgical Patients With Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundAnxiety and depression, complications of cancer, are prevalent but often overlooked mental illnesses. Studies have demonstrated that massage therapy is useful in relieving anxiety and depression of cancer survivors. However, the mechanism is still unclear and no systematic review has provided sufficient evidence for the treatment. Therefore, this protocol is carried out to comprehensively evaluate the reliability of cancer patients with anxiety and depression treated by massage.
methodsWe will systematically search the relevant literature from PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Web of Science, Wanfang, Chongqing VIP, CNKI and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database from the establishment of the databases to June 1, 2020. In addition, we will only include randomized controlled trials about massage for cancer survivors with anxiety and depression, regardless of language and publication status. Two experienced researchers will separately screen the literature, collect data, analyze data and synthesize data using RevMan V.5.3 software. The quality of the included trials in the study will be assessed by the Cochrane bias risk assessment tool.
resultsThe protocol for the meta-analysis will systematically evaluate the reliability of massage therapy for cancer patients with anxiety and depression.
conclusionThis conclusion will provide an important basis for evaluating whether massage is reliable in treating cancer survivors who feel anxious and depressed. INPLASY REGISTRATION NUMBER: INPLASY202060101.
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