Effect of THAI Traditional Massage on Bone Markers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Osteoporosis
• Interventions: Procedure: Thai Traditional massage

• Registration Number: NCT00730600
• Lead Sponsor: Mahidol University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the skeletal effect of Thai traditional massage by examining the changes in biochemical markers of bone turnover immediately after the massage.

Detailed Description

Each subject received Thai traditional massage for 2 hours by a single masseuse.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-06
• Primary Completion: 2007-09
• Status Verified: 2008-07
• Study Completion: 2008-07
• Study First Submitted: 2008-08-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-08-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-08-06
• Study First Posted: 2008-08-08
• Last Update Posted: 2008-08-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy Thai women aged 20 to 40 years
• Have been massaged by Thai Traditional massage style

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Exclusion Criteria

• Hyperparathyroidism, Thyrotoxicosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cancer
• Antiresorptive agent, Teriparatide and Glucocorticoid
• Swelling Joints

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	Thai Traditional massage	1= THAI traditional massage

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Biochemical markers of bone resorption; C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTx-I) and of bone formation; total procollagen type 1 amino-terminal propeptide (P1NP)level	2 hour

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ramathibodi Hospital; 🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand