Massage Therapy for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis
In brief
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 where subjects and randomly assigned to either Group A or Group B. Group A receives two months of massage while Group B is wait-listed, receives two months of usual care. At the conclusion of the wait period, Group B receives two months of massage. In all cases, subjects continue to receive conventional medical care for their OA symptoms. Outcome measures include a WOMAC questionnaire, a visual analog pain scale, time to walk fifty feet and range of motion of the knee (using a goniometer). A research assistant, competent in appropriate subject assessment obtains the outcome measures. Change in medication use is tracked by the use of patient diaries. Assessments of subjects, occurs at baseline, and week 8 and 16 in both the intervention and control groups.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00322244
- Run by
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
- People needed
- 66
- Starts
- 2003-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2003-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2011-02-01
Who can join
Age: 35 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Radiographically confirmed diagnosis of osteoarthritis
- 35 years of age or greater
- pre-randomization VAS score between 4 and 9
You may not qualify if…
- 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
Where it is running
- Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center — Livingston, New Jersey, United States
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