Completed Research Studies Healing Touch and Cancer

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Healing Touch and Immunity in Advanced Cervical Cancer Patients

Principal Investigator: Susan Lutgendorf, PhD, University of Iowa
Study Completion Date: April 2007
Information Provided by: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

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Healing Touch Augments Radiation Therapy
Authors: Cynthia A. Loveland Cook, Ph.D., R.N.; Joanne F. Guerrerio, R.N.; and Victoria E. Slater, Ph.D., R.N. Originally published in Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 2004, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 34-40.
Note: This research is considered one of the best medthodlogically completed to date.
Study Sponsor :Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, and the School of Social Service, St. Louis University, in St. Louis, Missouri
Study Completion Date: 2004
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The Effect of Therapeutic Massage and Healing Touch on Cancer Patients
Principal Investigator: Janice Post-White, RN, PhD,FAAN
Co-Investigators: Mary Ellen Kinney, RN, BA, CHTP, Carol Wilcox, RN, MS, I.J. Lerner, MD, and J. Bernsten, RN, MS
Date: December 2003
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The Lived Experience of Healing Touch with Cancer Patients
Principal Investigator: Charlene Ann Christiano, Florida International University
Date: 1997
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Effects of biofield vs. mock healing for fatigue, cytokines, and cortisol variability in breast cancer survivors:

a randomized, controlled trial (dissertation)
Author: Shamini Jain
Date: 2009
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Complementary Medicine for Fatigue and Cortisol Variability in Breast Cancer Survivors
Author: Authors: Shamini Jain PhD, Desiree Pavlik BA, Janet Distefan PhD, Reverend Rosalyn L. Bruyere, Julia Acer MBA, Rosalie Garcia BA, Ian Coulter PhD, John Ives PhD, Scott C. Roesch PhD, Wayne Jonas MD, Paul J. Mills PhD
Notes: A randomized controlled trial
Date: August 2011
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Links to Other Full, Non-research Articles

The Impact of Healing Touch on Pediatric Oncology Patients
Authors: Joyce Wong, RN, Asad Ghiasuddin, MD, Chieko Kimata, PhD, MPH, MBA, Bonnie Patelesio, and Andrea Siu, MPH
Published: Integrative Cancer TherapiesVolume 12, Issue 1, January 2013, Pages 25-30
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Energy Therapies in Oncology Nursing
Authors: Amanda Bulette Coakley and Anne-Marie Barron
Published: Seminars in Oncology Nursing, Volume 28, Issue 1, February 2012, Pages 55-63
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In Process Research Studies/Clinical Trials

• Healing Touch and Health-Related Quality of Life in Women With Breast Cancer Receiving Radiation Therapy
  Principal Investigator: Lisa L Schnepper, MSN, PhD (c), University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
  Start Date: January 2008
  Study Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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• Healing Touch During Chemotherapy Infusions for Women With Breast Cancer
  Principal Investigator: Dr. Ellie Guardino MD/PhD and Kathy Turner RN, NP, Stanford University
  Start Date: April 2007 - Completed
  Study Sponsor: Stanford University
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• Healing Touch in Treating Fatigue in Women Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer
  Principal Investigator: Nancy Wells, DNSc, RN and Fern Fitzhenry, PhD, RN Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
  Start Date: February 2007
  Study Sponsor: Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
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• Healing Touch as a Supportive Intervention for Adult Acute Leukemia Patients: A Pilot Study
  Principal Investigator: Suzanne C. Danhauer, PhD, Wake Forest University
  Start Date: February 2006
  Study Sponsor: Wake Forest University
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• Hypnosis, Massage Therapy, and Healing Touch in Treating Patients Receiving Chemotherapy for Ovarian Epithelial Cancer or Peritoneal Cavity Cancer
  Principal Investigator: Patricia L. Judson, MD Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota
  Start Date: May 2005
  Study Sponsor: Masonic Cancer Center at University of Minnesota
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• Effect of Healing Touch on the Experience of Women Undergoing Treatment for Breast Cancer
  Principal Investigator: Lynn M Westphal, Stanford University
  Start Date: January 2005
  Study Sponsor: Stanford University
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• Healing Touch Breast Cancer Study
  Principal Investigator: Susan K Lutgendorf, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Iowa
  Start Date: June 2003
  Study Sponsor: University of Iowa
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• Healing Touch and Relaxation Therapies in Cervical Cancer Patients
  Principal Investigator: Susan K Lutgendorf, MD, University of Iowa
  Start Date: September 2002
  Study Sponsor: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
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