Exploring Massage Benefits for Arthritis of the Knee
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In 2004, we conducted a pilot randomized, wait list controlled, trial (RCT) of massage therapy for OA of the knee in 68 subjects. That study, supported by CDC grant SIP-14-00, revealed the potential efficacy of Swedish massage therapy in the treatment of OA of the knee, with benefits of increased function and decreased pain persisting at least eight weeks following treatment cessation. The results of that trial, the first RCT of massage for OA, were published in the Archives of Internal Medicine in 2006 (See reference in More Information section). This current project builds on the design and findings of the pilot trial to determine the optimal dose and treatment regimen and provide longer term follow up. This project is a dual-site, randomized, dose-ranging trial to compare four dose/regimens in order to identify the optimal protocol for clinical practice. The primary study hypothesis is that an eight (8) week course of Swedish massage therapy of one of the four proposed doses (by frequency and duration of massage treatment session) will be effective in reducing pain and improving function in patients with confirmed OA of the knee.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00970008
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 125 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Massage 30 min 2x/wk x4 wks then 1x/wk x4 wks Other
- Massage 60 min 2x/wk for 4 wks then 1x/wk for 4 wks Other
- Massage 30 min sessions 1x/wk for 8 wks Other
- Massage 60 min session 1x/wk for 8 wks Other
Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 35 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Aug 31, 2009
- Primary completion
- Jun 30, 2011
- Completion
- Jul 31, 2011
- Last update posted
- May 4, 2015
2009 – 2011
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 2
- U.S. cities
- 2
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center/Griffin Hospital | Derby | Connecticut | 06418 | — |
| Siegler Center for Integrative Medicine - Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center | Livingston | New Jersey | 07039 | — |
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