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Fractures |
Broken Bones; Fracture |
Clinical Trial: Therapeutic Touch for Wrist Fractures in Postmenopausal Women
This study is currently recruiting patients.
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Purpose
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic touch in treating wrist fractures in women past menopause.
| Condition | Treatment or Intervention | Phase |
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| Osteoporosis Fractures | Procedure: Therapeutic Touch | Phase II |
MedlinePlus related topics: Fractures; Osteoporosis
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Factorial Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title: The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Bone Formation in Postmenopausal Women After Wrist Fracture
Expected Total Enrollment: 125
Study start: March 2003
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.
Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study: 40 Years - 85 Years, Genders Eligible for Study: Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Criteria
Inclusion Criertia:
- Postmenopausal
- Wrist fracture within 1 week of study entry
- Able to travel to research center for daily treatment
Location and Contact Information
Connecticut
University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, 06030-5215, United States; Recruiting
Thomas Shepherd, BA 860-679-4994 shepherd@nso1.uchc.edu
Karen M Prestwood, MD, Principal Investigator
Mary Lynn Newport, MD, Sub-Investigator
Anne M Kenny, MD, Sub-Investigator
Karen M. Prestwood, MD, Principal Investigator, University of Connecticut
More Information
Record last reviewed: April 2005
Last Updated: April 7, 2005
Record first received: March 9, 2004
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00079521
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
Cache Date: April 9, 2005
Resources
- Alcohol and Bone Health (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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