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National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) |
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Information provided by: | National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00066079 |
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of in-home, family-administered massage and in-home relaxation training on measures of physical status and health care utilization in a sample of African American adolescents age 15 years and older and adults with chronic pain associated with sickle cell disease who have been randomly assigned to six sessions of either family-administered massage or progressive muscle relaxation training.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Sickle Cell Disease |
Procedure: massage Behavioral: relaxation |
Phase II |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Home Based Massage and Relaxation for Sickle Cell Pain |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 15 Years to 65 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
(Please note, regular use of pain medication for sickle cell pain is NOT an exclusion)
United States, California | |
Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital - Vascular Medicine Program | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90007 | |
United States, Florida | |
Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute | |
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612 |
Principal Investigator: | Cynthia D. Myers, PhD, LMT | The Moffitt Cancer Center |
Study ID Numbers: | R21 AT001078-01A1 |
Study First Received: | August 1, 2003 |
Last Updated: | August 4, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00066079 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Sickle Cell Pain Sickle Cell Disease Chronic Pain Alternative Medicine/Therapy |
Complementary Medicine Massage Therapy Relaxation Technique Home-based Therapy |
Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital Genetic Diseases, Inborn Hematologic Diseases Hemoglobinopathies Anemia |
Sickle Cell Anemia Anemia, Hemolytic Pain Hemoglobinopathy Anemia, Sickle Cell |
Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital Genetic Diseases, Inborn Hematologic Diseases Hemoglobinopathies |
Anemia Anemia, Hemolytic Anemia, Sickle Cell |