Therapeutic Touch for Wrist Fractures in Postmenopausal Women

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Osteoporosis; Fractures

• Registration Number: NCT00079521
• Lead Sponsor: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Brief Summary

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

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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2003-03
• Study First Submitted: 2004-03-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2004-03-09
• Study First Posted: 2004-03-10
• Study Completion: 2006-04
• Status Verified: 2006-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2006-08-16
• Last Update Posted: 2006-08-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 125

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Connecticut Health Center; 🇺🇸 Farmington, Connecticut, United States