The effectiveness of Swedish massage with aromatic ginger oil in treating chronic low back pain in older adults.

The effectiveness of Swedish massage with aromatic ginger oil in treating chronic low back pain in older adults: A randomised controlled trial.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12612001293853

Acronym

none

Enrollment

140

Registered

2012-12-13

Start date

2011-06-06

Completion date

2011-07-20

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

A randomised controlled trial was used to investigate the effect of Swedish massage with ginger oil on older people with chronic low pain pain. Treatment group received Swedish massage with aromatic ginger oil (2% essential ginger oil with Jojoba oil) and Control group received the usual care of traditional Thai massage.

Interventions

Participant receives a 30-minute Swedish massage with aromatic ginger oil, twice a week for 5 weeks.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used) (Subject, Caregiver)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1) 60 years and older 2) Able to listen, speak, read and write the Thai language 3) Diagnosed with chronic low back pain (lasting more than 12 weeks) by a medical practitioner 4) New clients or clients who had not received any type of massage 12 weeks before testing.

Exclusion criteria

1) Skin diseases 2) Inflammation or infection on back 3) A history of back fracture or back surgery 4) Temperature of more than 38.5 OC on the examination day 5) Hemi/paraparesis 6) Infectious diseases (e.g. tuberculosis or AIDS) 7) Cancer 8) Prior experience of receiving any type of massage for three months before this study 9) Inability to commit to the full course of treatment and follow-up.

Outcome results