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Physical Activity and Percussive Massage Therapy for Reducing Pain in Older Women

NCT07056335 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 108

Last updated 2025-11-10

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Summary

Over 60% of women aged 65 and older suffer from pain, yet this group is underrepresented in research. Physical activity and percussive massage therapy may help manage pain, but both require consistent engagement, making long-term participation challenging for most people. Self-monitoring could improve adherence to these pain management efforts, but the optimal strategies for self-monitoring remain unknown.

This is a a 2x2 factorial randomized controlled trial in older women (N = 108) to determine which behavior(s) should be self-monitored to (1) promote engagement in physical activity and percussive massage therapy and (2) reduce pain. This study design will allow examination on effects of self-monitoring across different behaviors to identify the most effective strategies for improving pain management adherence and reducing pain.

Conditions

  • Pain, Chronic

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Self-monitoring

Self-monitoring as a behavior change technique to support pain self-care behaviors

BEHAVIORAL

Physical activity and percussive massage therapy education

Participants will receive education on why physical activity and massage are important for pain self-care. They will also receive daily physical activity and massage goals.

DEVICE

Percussive massage therapy

Participants will receive a massage gun to support daily pain self-care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Shiyu Li, PhD · University of Michigan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-15
Primary Completion
2025-10-14
Completion
2025-11-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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