N/A N=392 Trial Outcomes for Massage: Caregiver-Assisted vs. Therapist-Treated
Neck Pain · Chronic Pain · Pain
Primary: Neck Disability Index — 20.3; 20.5; 18.3 units on a scale
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N/A N=39 Massage Therapy in Treating the Symptoms of Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancer
Cancer
Primary: Pain — 0; 0; 0; 0 units on a scale
N/A N=68 Therapist Education and Massage for Parent Infant-Outcomes
Parent-Child Relations · Parents · Extreme Prematurity
Primary: Percent of Eligible Dyads Who Would Consent to Enroll (Recruitment) — 91 percentage of participants
Phase 4 N=46 Massage for Pain Relief During the Active Phase of Labor
Pain
Primary: Effectiveness of Massage Therapy in Pain Relief During Labor. — 68.7; 69.0; 72.1; 51.7 milimeters
N/A N=30 Effects of Massage Therapy to Induce Sleep in Preterm Infants
Premature Birth of Newborn
Primary: Quality of Sleep, Defined by Number and Duration of Awakenings, and Longest Sustained Sleep Period for the Study Interval. These Data Were Measured by the Actigraph…
N/A N=44 Mechanisms Underlying Local and Systemic Effects of Massage
Muscle Atrophy
Primary: Percent Change in Myofiber Cross Sectional Area (CSA). — -15.1; -13.4 percent change from baseline
N/A N=25 Can Massage During One Year Improve Health in Health-care Providers Working in Hospital
Massage Therapy · Health-care Workers · Quality of Life
Primary: Symptoms of Stress — 17.4; 13.9 units on a scale — p=0.021
N/A N=23 Massage for Pediatric Oncology
Bone Marrow Transplantation · Distress
Primary: Number of Days With Pain Scores >3 Measured on Numeric Rating Scale (Range 0-10; 0 for no Pain; 10 for Worst Pain Imaginable) — 7.7; 8.3 days — p=0.80
N/A N=80 Mechanisms of Affective Touch in Chronic Pain
Fibromyalgia
Primary: Chronic Pain Intensity Using the Chronic Pain Grade Questionnaire — 66.0; 16.8 score on a scale
Phase 2 N=217 Patient Anxiety During Radiological Examination
Anxiety
Primary: Change in Anxiety as Measured by Visual Analog Scale — 3.4; 2.1; 1.6; 1.9 units on a scale — p=<0.001
N/A N=60 Mechanisms of Manual Therapies in CAI Patients
Ankle Inversion Sprain · Chronic Instability of Joint
Primary: ML COP Velocity From Baseline to Post Intervention — 119.91; 118.91; 121.07; 116.99 % modulation — p=0.824
N/A N=38 Efficacy of Capacitive-Resistive Therapy on the Treatment of Myofascial Pain
Myofascial Pain Syndrome of Neck
Primary: Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score Change — 5.9; 5.1; 4.1; 2.3 score on a scale
N/A N=44 Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment and Bio Electro-Magnetic Regulation Therapy on Neck Pain in Adults
Neck Pain
Primary: Neck Pain Rating Neck Disability Index (NDI) — 13; 7.4; 12.2; 11.2 units on a scale
N/A N=70 Hand Reflexology for Fatigue and Anxiety in Hemodialysis Patients
End Stage Kidney Disease (ESRD) · Hemodialysis · Anxiety
Primary: Change in Fatigue Levels as Measured by the Arabic FACIT-Fatigue Scale (FACIT-F) — 24.4; 21.7; 29.5; 21.2 Points on FACIT-Fatigue Scale
N/A N=20 MS Spinal Mobilisation Study
Multiple Sclerosis
Primary: Participant Muscle Stiffness Measure — 350.83; 240.07 Newton-metres
N/A N=23 Soft Tissue Mobilization Versus Therapeutic Ultrasound for Subjects With Neck and Arm Pain
Cervical Radiculopathy
Primary: Upper Limb Neurodynamic Tesnion (UNLT) Range of Motion — 4.60; 16.00 degrees
N/A N=43 Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer and Fallopian Tube Cancer Patients Using Complementary Alternative Medicine
Ovarian Cancer · Peritoneal Primary Cancer · Fallopian Tube Cancer
Primary: Quality of Life Comparison - Average FACT-O Scoring in Chemotherapy Alone vs. Chemotherapy Plus Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) — 143; 152; 154; 152 Scores on a…
N/A N=96 Effect of a Sequence of Specific Manual Therapy Techniques Targeting the Autonomic Nervous System in Healthy Adults
Autonomic Imbalance
Primary: Change in Heart Rate — -2.40; -0.94 beat per minute
N/A N=272 Clinical and Hospital Stay Effects of Reiki and Manual Therapy After Open Heart Surgery
Coronary Artery Diseases · Valvular Heart Diseases
Primary: Depression — 0.31; 0.42 score on a scale
N/A N=5 Optical Measurements of the Skin Surface to Infer Distinctions in Myofascial Tissue Stiffness
Tissue Pain
Primary: Skin Stretch Response to Manual Lateral Pull — 0.512; 0.494; 0.508; 0.473 %/mm
Phase 2 N=62 The Effectiveness of a Mechanical Manual Therapy Device in the Treatment of Neck Pain
Neck Pain
Primary: 2 Week Change in Pain Score on a Numeric Rating Scale — 6.39; 20.37; 6.45 units on a scale — p=0.10
Phase 2 N=51 Effectiveness of Photobiomodulation and Manual Therapy Alone or Combined in TMD Patients
Temporomandibular Disorder
Primary: Change From Baseline in Visual Analogic Scale (VAS) for Pain — 4.1; 4.4; 5.2; 3.3 millimeters — p=<0.001
N/A N=74 The Effectiveness of a Physiotherapy Technique in Patients With Chronic Myofascial Temporomandibular Disorder
Myofascial Pain Syndrome · Temporomandibular Disorder
Primary: Changes of Perceived Pain Between Three Time Points (Baseline, Post-treatment, and 3 Months Later) and Between Groups (Sham Simulation and Pressure Release Technique)…
N/A N=195 Spinal Manipulation Services vs. Prescription Drug Therapy for Long-term Care
Low Back Pain
Primary: Self-reported QOL - Physical Health — 41.7; 28.8; 31.8; 32.9 units on a scale
N/A N=86 Low Level Laser Light Therapy and Chronic Neck and Shoulder Pain
Shoulder Pain · Neck Pain · Musculoskeletal Pain
Primary: The Number of Participants Whose Self-reported Pain Rating in the Neck and Shoulder Area on the 0-100 Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Decreased by 30% or More From Baseline to…
N/A N=10 Usability of the MeTime MS App
Multiple Sclerosis · Pain · Fatigue Symptom
Primary: Participant Perception of Me Time MS App Usability — 37; 11; 9; 4 Comments
N/A N=28 A Study on the Use of the MMF07 Foot Massager and Heat Therapy Treatments for Restless Leg Syndrome
Restless Legs Syndrome
Primary: The International Restless Legs Severity Scale — 17.3; 12.3; 16.9; 21.3 score on a scale
N/A N=50 The Effect of TheraBand® Kinesiology Tape on Post-manipulation Pain and Range of Motion
Acute Non-complicated Postural Neck Pain
Primary: Change in Cervical Range of Motion — 37.9; 36.9; 39.5; 37.5 degrees
Phase 4 N=50 Low Level Laser Treatment and Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema
Lymphedema
Primary: LDex Change- — 28.0; 17.8; 22.2 LDex
N/A N=34 Home-based Leg Heat Therapy
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Primary: Change in 6-min Walk Distance — -0.9; 21.3 meters