Effects of Therapeutic Touch on Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Osteoarthritis in the Knee Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00759512
• Other study ID #: UTHSC - 09
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 24, 2008
• Last updated: February 2, 2009
• Start date: August 2003

Study information

• Verified date: February 2009
• Source: University of Toledo Health Science Campus
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is to evaluate the efficacy of the Kreiger/Kunz method of Therapeutic Touch on function, pain perception and quality of life in persons with Osteoarthritis in the knee.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. primary completion date: August 2005
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 50 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Persons diagnosed with or exhibiting signs of osteoarthritis of at least one knee.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Persons with connective tissue disorder

• Persons with bilateral total joint replacement of the knee

• Persons with dementia

• Persons with a systemic illness producing joint symptoms

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Caregiver), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis in the Knee

Intervention

Other:
• Therapeutic Touch

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Toledo, Health Science Campus	Toledo	Ohio

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Toledo Health Science Campus

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	SF36		8, 12, 16 weeks	No
Primary	WOMAC		8, 12 and 16 weeks	No