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Exploring Massage Benefits for Arthritis of the Knee

NCT01537484 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 222

Last updated 2017-04-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to verify the efficacy of an 8-week course of manualized Swedish massage for reducing pain and increasing function compared to light-touch bodywork, and usual care, in 222 adults with OA of the knee.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Massage Therapy

Swedish Massage for 1 hour for 8 weeks, Light Touch Bodywork for 1 hours for 8 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Duke University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Adam Perlman, MD, MPH · Duke University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2015-06-30
Completion
2015-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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