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| Title:
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Meditation and Massage in End of Life (MIEL) |
| Status:
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Completed |
| Topic:
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Complementary & Alternative Medicine |
| Funding Source:
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| Funding Period:
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11/01- 12/03 |
| Study Design:
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Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled 2 x 2 Factorial Designs |
| Purpose:
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To determine the effects of meditation, with and without massage, on quality of life among late-stage AIDS patients. |
| Further Study Details:
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Depending on the group to which they were assigned, participants received either a 30-minute massage 5 days/week, a tape of guided loving-kindness and forgiveness meditations for daily use, both massage and the meditations, or none of the above. An end-of-life quality of life measure (survey) was taken at 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 weeks, and then every 3 months until the patient expired or the study ended. |
| Findings:
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This study showed significant improvement in overall and spiritual quality of life in patients with AIDS near the end-of-life who received the combined meditation and massage intervention. |
| Eligibility:
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Adult men and women residing at a long term care facility in New Haven, CT (Leeway, Inc.) with a diagnosis of end-stage AIDS. |