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Therapeutic Touch for Wrist Fractures in Postmenopausal Women

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00079521
First received: March 9, 2004
Last updated: August 16, 2006
Last verified: August 2006
History of Changes
  Purpose

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic touch in treating wrist fractures in women past menopause.


Condition Intervention Phase
Osteoporosis
Fractures
 Procedure: Therapeutic Touch
 Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: Double-Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Bone Formation in Postmenopausal Women After Wrist Fracture

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U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

Estimated Enrollment: 125
Study Start Date: March 2003
Estimated Study Completion Date: April 2006
Detailed Description:

In the United States, the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) increased by approximately 25% between 1990 and 1997. The number of visits to CAM practitioners exceeded visits to primary care physicians by about 250 million in 1997. Energy medicine modalities, including therapeutic touch, healing touch, and reiki, are commonly utilized for conditions ranging from headache to cancer, yet understanding of the human energy field and how it may be used in healing is limited. This study will examine the effect of therapeutic touch on fracture healing in postmenopausal women.

Women will be enrolled in the study within one week of a wrist fracture and will receive either therapeutic touch or a sham (placebo) treatment daily for 3 weeks. Assessments will include blood and urine analysis and measures of pain and function in the affected wrist.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   40 Years to 85 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criertia:

  • Postmenopausal
  • Wrist fracture within 1 week of study entry
  • Able to travel to research center for daily treatment
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00079521

Locations
United States, Connecticut
University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06030-5215
Sponsors and Collaborators
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Karen M. Prestwood, MD University of Connecticut
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00079521     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: P20 AT000756-01P1
Study First Received: March 9, 2004
Last Updated: August 16, 2006
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):
Bone Metabolism
Therapeutic Touch

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fractures, Bone
Osteoporosis
Wounds and Injuries
 Bone Diseases, Metabolic
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013