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Completed Research Studies

• 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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• 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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• 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: S. Jain
  Date: 2009
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• Complementary Medicine for Fatigue and Cortisol Variability in Breast Cancer Survivors
  Author: S. Jain
  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
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• Energy Therapies in Oncology Nursing
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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
  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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