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NCT00515242 Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Massage for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Clinical Trial

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Official title:
Therapeutic Massage for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data
NCT number NCT00515242
Other study ID # R21AT002560
Secondary ID R21AT002560
Status Completed
Phase Phase 1/Phase 2
First received August 9, 2007
Last updated October 11, 2017
Start date September 2007
Est. completion date August 2009

Study information
Verified date October 2017
Source Kaiser Permanente
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the relative effectiveness of three relaxation treatments (therapeutic massage, thermotherapy, and time in a relaxing environment) in reducing anxiety in persons with Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

Description:

Anxiety and stress are costly problems that afflict millions of American adults. Together, they are among the most common reasons for which adults use complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies as well as more conventional relaxation therapies. Although massage is one of the most popular CAM treatments for anxiety, its effectiveness for this problem has never been rigorously evaluated. This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of massage as a treatment for a diagnosed anxiety disorder. Massage will be compared with two other relaxing treatments: thermotherapy and time in a relaxing environment, which reflect the types of activities that persons with anxiety might try to relieve their symptoms.

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Completed
Enrollment 68
Est. completion date August 2009
Est. primary completion date October 2008
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 70 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Member of Group Health, Seattle metropolitan area

- Generalized Anxiety Disorder confirmed by SCID

- At least moderate anxiety

Exclusion Criteria:

- Serious mental health co-morbidity

- Any life threatening condition

- Currently receiving psychotherapy

- Substantial alcohol use

- Contraindications for massage

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Behavioral:
• massage
therapeutic massage
• thermotherapy
heat therapy
• relaxing environment
time in a relaxing environment

Locations
Country Name City State
United States Group Health Research Institute Seattle Washington

Sponsors (2)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Kaiser Permanente National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary anxiety 6 months
Secondary worry, depression, disability 6 months
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