Massage for GAD: Neuroimaging and Clinical Correlates of Response
46
about 2.3 years
18–64
1 site in UT
What this study is about
Researchers are testing if Swedish massage or light touch therapy can help reduce anxiety symptoms. The trial will compare these two types of touch interventions to see how they affect brain activity using fMRI scans, along with measuring anxiety levels through questionnaires.
Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.
What you may be asked to do
- 1.Participate in Light Touch Therapy
- 2.Participate in Swedish Massage Therapy
Participation Burden
What's physically and logistically required of participants.
Requires travel to a study site
How treatment is administered
You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.
Extracted study details
Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.
Secondary: Autonomic activity (heart rate variability, heart rate, pulse)., Pre-to-post-treatment change in response to fearful/angry faces task and clinical response on the HAM-A.
Psychiatry / Mental Health