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Untrained Touch for Acute Pain (Dixon Project Trial)

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Led By Anna Schaal, MSN, APRN

Research Sponsored by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up during the study procedure

Awards & highlights

Dixon Project Trial Summary

This trial is testing whether providing untrained touch during a bone marrow biopsy makes the procedure more tolerable for patients.

Eligible Conditions

Acute Pain
Anxiety

Dixon Project Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ during the study procedure

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~during the study procedure

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and during the study procedure for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Evaluate patient-reported anxiety levels

Evaluate patient-reported pain levels

Identify correlation between demographics and interventional response

Dixon Project Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Untrained Touch ProvidedExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Group II: Standard of CareActive Control1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterLead Sponsor

524 Previous Clinical Trials

2,543,295 Total Patients Enrolled

Anna Schaal, MSN, APRNPrincipal InvestigatorDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Frequently Asked Questions

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Are there vacancies for interested subjects in this research endeavor?

"According to the information on clinicaltrials.gov, the recruitment process for this trial is finished as of February 28th 2022; however, there are still 766 other concurrent trials that need participants. This medical study was originally posted on October 13th 2021."

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Recent research and studies

Annals of Internal MedicineJournal

Massage Therapy Versus Simple Touch to Improve Pain and Mood in Patients with Advanced Cancer

Kutner, Jean S., Marlaine C. Smith, Lisa Corbin, Linnea Hemphill, Kathryn Benton, B. Karen Mellis, Brenda Beaty, et al.. 2008. “Massage Therapy Versus Simple Touch to Improve Pain and Mood in Patients with Advanced Cancer”. Annals of Internal Medicine. American College of Physicians. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-6-200809160-00003.

Materia Socio MedicaJournal

Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Pain Related Parameters in Patients with Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Tabatabaee, Amir, Mansoureh Tafreshi, Maryam Rassouli, Seyed Aledavood, Hamid AlaviMajd, and and Farahmand. 2016. “Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Pain Related Parameters in Patients with Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial”. Materia Socio Medica. ScopeMed. doi:10.5455/msm.2016.28.220-223.

Pain Management NursingJournal

Foot Massage: Effectiveness on Postoperative Pain in Breast Surgery Patients

Ucuzal, Meral, and Nevin Kanan. 2014. “Foot Massage: Effectiveness on Postoperative Pain in Breast Surgery Patients”. Pain Management Nursing. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2012.03.001.

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