Effects of Therapeutic Touch on Osteoarthritis of the Knee

University of Toledo Health Science Campus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoarthritis in the Knee

Treatments: Other: Therapeutic Touch

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00759512

UTHSC - 09

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is to evaluate the efficacy of the Kreiger/Kunz method of Therapeutic Touch on function, pain perception and quality of life in persons with Osteoarthritis in the knee.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Persons diagnosed with or exhibiting signs of osteoarthritis of at least one knee.

Exclusion criteria

• Persons with connective tissue disorder
• Persons with bilateral total joint replacement of the knee
• Persons with dementia
• Persons with a systemic illness producing joint symptoms

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

---

60 participants in 2 patient groups

Arm 1

Active Comparator group

Description:

This arm received the Kreiger/Kunz method of Therapeutic Touch in addition to Standard of Care

Treatment:

Other: Therapeutic Touch

Arm 2

No Intervention group

Description:

Standard of Care