Therapeutic Touch for Wrist Fractures in Postmenopausal Women

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

125 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-03-31

Study Completion Date

2006-04-30

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Osteoporosis Fractures

Keywords

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Bone Metabolism Therapeutic Touch

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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Therapeutic Touch

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Postmenopausal
* Wrist fracture within 1 week of study entry
* Able to travel to research center for daily treatment

Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Principal Investigators

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Karen M. Prestwood, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Connecticut

Locations

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University of Connecticut Health Center

Farmington, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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P20AT000756-01P1

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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