Trial Outcomes for Massage: Caregiver-Assisted vs. Therapist-Treated
CompletedNot applicableNCT03100539
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov Recruiting status changes often. Contact the study team listed on ClinicalTrials.gov, and talk to your doctor before joining a study.
This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Given the modest effectiveness of current treatments and the burden chronic neck pain places on Veterans, the investigators' research proposal is significant in several regards. First, Trial Outcomes for Massage: Caregiver-Assisted vs. Therapist-Treated (TOMCATT) Study directly addresses a high priority area for the VA and is well aligned with the VHA Pain Management Strategy and VHA Pain Management Directive 2009-053. Second, because previous massage studies have included relatively small sample sizes, this trial will provide information vital to fill an evidence vacuum regarding effectiveness of a massage treatments for chronic neck pain. Third, TOMCATT will extend the current understanding of non-pharmacological treatments. Fourth, if the study hypotheses are corroborated massage may emerge as an effective, safe, affordable, sustainable, and accessible treatment for Veterans.
Study details
- Official title
- Trial Outcomes for Massage: Caregiver-Assisted vs. Therapist-Treated (TOMCATT)
- Interventions
- Other: Therapist treated massage
- Other: Care ally assisted massage
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Start date
- 2017-05-01
- Primary completion
- 2023-02-28
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic neck pain for 6 months or longer * Neck pain of at least moderate severity (NDI score greater than or equal to 10) Exclusion Criteria: * Neck pain secondary to vertebral fracture or metastatic cancer * Complex neck pain (e.g. cervical radiculopathy or recent whiplash injury) * Any massage professional massage therapy within the last 6 months * Active suicidal ideation * Moderate to severe cognitive impairment * Pending neck surgery * Involvement in active pain or massage trials
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03100539