Physical Activity and Percussive Massage Therapy for Reducing Pain in Older Women
CompletedNot applicableNCT07056335
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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)
Over 60% of women aged 65 and older suffer from pain, yet this group is underrepresented in research. Physical activity and percussive massage therapy may help manage pain, but both require consistent engagement, making long-term participation challenging for most people. Self-monitoring could improve adherence to these pain management efforts, but the optimal strategies for self-monitoring remain unknown. This is a a 2x2 factorial randomized controlled trial in older women (N = 108) to determine which behavior(s) should be self-monitored to (1) promote engagement in physical activity and percussive massage therapy and (2) reduce pain. This study design will allow examination on effects of self-monitoring across different behaviors to identify the most effective strategies for improving pain management adherence and reducing pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Physical Activity and Percussive Massage Therapy for Reducing Pain in Older Women
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Self-monitoring
- Behavioral: Physical activity and percussive massage therapy education
- Device: Percussive massage therapy
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Start date
- 2025-01-15
- Primary completion
- 2025-10-14
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Older aged female (65 years of age or older) 2. Self-report pain as a barrier to PA 3. Self-report not engaging in regular aerobic physical activity 4. Express an interest in increasing PA levels. 5. Proficient in English 6. Own an IOS or Android smartphone with regular internet access 7. Check emails at least daily 8. Capable of providing informed consent 9. Willing to use a massage gun for 3 months 10. Live in continental US Exclusion Criteria: 1. Planned surgery that limits mobility in the next 2 months. 2. Concurrently participating in other pain management or physical activity programs 3. Cancer-related pain 4. Neurological disorder that affects cognition 5. Mobility impairments that prevent unassisted walking. 6. Receiving active medical treatment that would impair protocol compliance
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07056335