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Therapeutic Massage for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

NCT00515242 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 68

Last updated 2017-10-13

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the relative effectiveness of three relaxation treatments (therapeutic massage, thermotherapy, and time in a relaxing environment) in reducing anxiety in persons with Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

Conditions

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

massage

therapeutic massage

BEHAVIORAL

thermotherapy

heat therapy

BEHAVIORAL

relaxing environment

time in a relaxing environment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Kaiser Permanente

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Karen J. Sherman, PhD, MPH · Group Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-09-30
Primary Completion
2008-10-31
Completion
2009-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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