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NCT00082290 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Massage Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer Pain

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
92
Enrollment target

NCT00082290: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

NCT00082290 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The registered enrollment target is 92 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (31% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00082290, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
92 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

RATIONALE: Massage therapy may help lessen pain caused by cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well massage therapy works in treating patients with cancer pain.

Primary Outcome

A mean change score equivalent to 2 points will be considered the minimum clinically significant reduction in pain

Interventions

  • OTHER massage therapy
  • OTHER visit with a volunteer
  • OTHER period of quiet time
  • BEHAVIORAL questionaire about pain

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 92 participants
Start Date 2003-05
Phase Phase 2
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

1,884 total trials

What the finished NCT00082290 record still lists

NCT00082290 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 92 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (31% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 4 interventions - of which massage therapy is the first listed.

NCT00082290 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00082290 about?

NCT00082290 is a clinical study titled "Massage Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer Pain". RATIONALE: Massage therapy may help lessen pain caused by cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well massage therapy works in treating patients with cancer pain.

What is the current status of trial NCT00082290?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 92 participants. The study started on 2003-05.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00082290?

The interventions under investigation include: massage therapy (OTHER), visit with a volunteer (OTHER), period of quiet time (OTHER), questionaire about pain (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00082290?

This trial is sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, which has 1,884 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00082290's enrollment target sits among peer trials

92 767th of 2000 higher than 1,230 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00082290, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00082290 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.