van den Berg, M., Visser, A., Schoolmeesters, A., Edelman, P., & van den Borne, B. (2006). Evaluation of haptotherapy for patients with cancer treated with chemotherapy at a day clinic. Patient Education and Counseling, 60, 336–343.doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2005.10.012
Five haptotherapy intervention sessions were given during the period of chemotherapy, according to the wishes of the patient. Outcomes were quality of life (QOL), mood, meaning in life, general functioning, physical and psychological symptoms, sleep quality, and body awareness.
Patients were undergoing the active treatment phase of care.
This was a nonrandomized, exploratory study with a quasiexperimental design with an intervention and matched control group, which were both studied pre- and posttest.
Haptotherapy treatment improved the perceived general QOL and the perceived cognitive and social functioning of the patients. No improvement was found for mood, meaning in life, general functioning, physical symptoms, sleep quality, or body awareness.