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Massage for Heart Failure

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Research Sponsored by Medstar Health Research Institute
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
capacitated, at least 18 years of age, received LVAD implant during last hospital admission
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1) baseline; 2) after week 4; 3) after week 8; 4) 1 month post completion
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether massage therapy can improve self-efficacy in patients with advanced heart failure who have recently received a left-ventricular assist device.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1) baseline; 2) after week 4; 3) after week 8; 4) 1 month post completion
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1) baseline; 2) after week 4; 3) after week 8; 4) 1 month post completion for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease 6-item Scale from Baseline to Repeat Visits
Secondary outcome measures
Change in score on Brief COPE Inventory from baseline to repeat visits
Change in score on McGill Quality of Life Scale (Revised) from baseline to repeat visits
Change in score on National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress Thermometer from baseline to repeat visits

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: MassagesExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
During routine clinic visits, subjects will receive a total of six 30-minute massages (one massage per week for 4 weeks, then one massage every two weeks for 4 weeks).
Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention
Subjects randomized to the control arm will also attend routine clinic visits at the same pre-prescribed intervals (one clinic visit per for 4 weeks, then one visit every two weeks for 4 weeks).

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Medstar Health Research InstituteLead Sponsor
189 Previous Clinical Trials
115,568 Total Patients Enrolled
6 Trials studying Heart Failure
2,442 Patients Enrolled for Heart Failure

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Massage Therapy for Self-efficacy in LVAD Recipients
Hunter Groninger 2021. "Massage Therapy for Self-efficacy in LVAD Recipients". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04018508.
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