Palliative medicine
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Palliative medicine · Jan 2023
Randomized Controlled TrialDetermining massage dose-response to improve cancer-related symptom cluster of pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbance: A 7-arm randomized trial in palliative cancer care.
The efficacy of various massage doses in palliative cancer care settings is still debated, and no specific protocol is available. ⋯ The findings indicated that dose-escalation increases the efficacy of massage for the pain-fatigue-sleep symptom cluster. Although the 60-min doses were found to be more effective, the 30-min doses can be considered more practical because they are less costly and time-consuming. Our findings can be helpful to develop massage guidelines in palliative care settings.