Massage Therapy for Osteoarthritis of the Knee - Full Text View

Purpose

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.

Condition	Intervention
Osteoarthritis	Procedure: Massage Therapy

MedlinePlus related topics:

Osteoarthritis

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study

Official Title:	Massage Therapy for Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Further study details as provided by University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain and functional scores
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Range of motion
Time to walk 50 feet

Estimated Enrollment:	66
Study Start Date:	January 2003
Estimated Study Completion Date:	October 2003

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Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	35 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Radiographically confirmed diagnosis of osteoarthritis
35 years of age or greater
pre-randomization VAS score between 4 and 9

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00322244

Locations


United States, New Jersey
	Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center
	Livingston, New Jersey, United States, 07039

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey

Yale University

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Adam I. Perlman, MD, MPH	University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey

More Information

Publications indexed to this study:

Perlman AI, Sabina A, Williams AL, Njike VY, Katz DL. Massage therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Dec 11-25;166(22):2533-8.

Study ID Numbers:	0120020367, CORPRC #U48-CCU115802
First Received:	May 3, 2006
Last Updated:	May 3, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00322244
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey:

Osteoarthritis

Massage therapy

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Osteoarthritis

Joint Diseases

Arthritis

Rheumatic Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 21, 2008

Sponsors and Collaborators:	University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey Yale University
Information provided by:	University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00322244