Results: In this study, it was possible to provide interventions for all patients at home by professional massage
therapists. The mean number of massage therapy sessions per patient was 2.8. A significant improvement was
found in the quality of life of the patients who received massage therapy after 1-week follow-up, which was not
observed in either the No Touch control or the Usual Care control groups, but the difference was not sustained at
1 month. There were trends toward improvement in pain and sleep of the patients after therapeutic massage but
not in patients in the control groups. There were no serious adverse events related to the interventions