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Massage Therapy for Hospitalized Patients Receiving Palliative Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
J Pain Symptom Manage
May 2023
Indiana University School of Health and Human Sciences (D.N., N.M.) Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Department of Health Sciences (D.N., N.M.) Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), Massage & Myotherapy Australia Fellow and Visiting Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney (N.M.) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine, Southern Cross University (N.M.) East Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.
Context: Massage therapy is increasingly used in palliative settings to improve quality of life (QoL) and symptom burden; however, the optimal massage "dosage" remains unclear.
Objectives: To compare three massage dosing strategies among inpatients receiving palliative care consultation.
Methods: At an urban academic hospital, we conducted a three-armed randomized trial examining three different doses of therapist-applied massage to test change in overall QoL and symptoms among hospitalized adult patients receiving palliative care consultation for any indication (Arm I: 10-min massage daily × 3 days; Arm II: 20-min massage daily × 3 days; Arm III: single 20-min massage).