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NCT00293293 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer and Fallopian Tube Cancer Patients Using Complementary Alternative Medicine

A NA study, sponsored by Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
43
Enrollment target

NCT00293293: Completed NA study, sponsored by Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota.

NCT00293293 is a NA study that has completed, run by Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota. The registered enrollment target is 43 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00293293, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
43 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

RATIONALE: Chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Hypnosis, massage therapy, and healing touch may improve the quality of life of patients who are undergoing chemotherapy. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well giving hypnosis, massage therapy and healing touch changes outcomes in women receiving chemotherapy for newly diagnosed epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cavity cancer.

Primary Outcome

Measured by Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Ovarian (FACT-O) questionnaire was used to assess patients' quality of life before each chemotherapy cycle. It is a standardized self-administered questionnaire measuring many aspects of quality of life (0 to 4; Not at all, A little bit, Some-what, Quite a bit, Very much) as related to patients with ovarian cancers. The quality of life measures include the total FACT-O score (minimum value 0, maximum value 200). Questionnaires are recoded in th

Interventions

  • OTHER massage therapy
  • OTHER healing touch
  • OTHER hypnosis
  • DRUG Standard chemotherapy

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 43 participants
Start Date 2005-05
Est. Completion 2010-01
Phase NA

What the finished NCT00293293 record still lists

NCT00293293 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 43 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower).

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

NCT00293293 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00293293 about?

NCT00293293 is a clinical study titled "Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer and Fallopian Tube Cancer Patients Using Complementary Alternative Medicine". RATIONALE: Chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Hypnosis, massage therapy, and healing touch may improve the quality of life of patients who are undergoing chemothera...

What is the current status of trial NCT00293293?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 43 participants. The study started on 2005-05. Estimated completion is 2010-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00293293?

The interventions under investigation include: massage therapy (OTHER), healing touch (OTHER), hypnosis (OTHER), Standard chemotherapy (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00293293?

This trial is sponsored by Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, which has 249 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00293293's enrollment target sits among peer trials

43 1435th of 2000 higher than 565 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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

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