Manual therapies for osteoarthritis: A pilot study

Massage and joint mobilisation for improving quality of life in people with osteoarthritis: A pilot study

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12606000226505

Enrollment

Registered

2006-06-05

Start date

2003-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

First study in a series of three pilot clinical trials. Three way comparison of the effects of 2 manual therapies adjunctive to usual care with usual care alone on health-related quality of life in people with osteoarthritis. Study is complete. Trial registration is required in order to publish a report of the trial in a journal.

Interventions

Intervention groups: massage adjunct to usual care, joint mobilisation adjunct to usual care Duration: 10 weeks (one Victorian school term) Frequency of intervention: one session (approx 40 minutes) per week Three group comparison of the effects of usual care with 2 types of manual therapy adjunctive to usual care on the health-related quality of life of people with osteoarthritis.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Able to walk 20 metres unaided, able to dress / undress self, able to read / write in English.

Exclusion criteria

Substantive co-morbidity, development / diagnosis of co-morbidity during intervention period.

Outcome results