Status:
COMPLETED
Massage Therapy for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Lead Sponsor:
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Collaborating Sponsors:
Yale University
Conditions:
Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
35+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study is a randomized, controlled clinical trial that investigates the efficacy ogf massage therapy for 66 patients with pain secondary to osteoarthritis of the knee. It is a wait-list design wher...
Detailed Description
The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center has received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct the Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Outcomes Research Proje...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Radiographically confirmed diagnosis of osteoarthritis
- 35 years of age or greater
- pre-randomization VAS score between 4 and 9
Exclusion
- Rheumatoid, arthritis, fibromyalgia, recurrent or active pseudo-gout, cancer or other serious medical condition
- History of kidney or liver failure
- Asthma requiring steroids
- oral steroids within the last four weeks
- Intra-articular knee depo-corticosteroids within the previous 3 months
- Intra-articular hyaluronate within the previous 6 months
- Arthroscopy of the knee within the previous year
- Significant injury to the knee within the previous 6 months
- rash or open wound over the knee
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
October 1 2003
Estimated Enrollment :
66 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00322244
Start Date
January 1 2003
End Date
October 1 2003
Last Update
February 1 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center
Livingston, New Jersey, United States, 07039