TCI-Massage Clinical Trial
Active, not recruitingNot applicableNCT07482358
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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)
The goal of this hybrid implementation-effectiveness study is to learn about the effectiveness and appropriateness of "Trauma-Informed and Culturally-Responsive Integrated Massage Therapy" (TCI-Massage) for torture and war trauma survivors. The study aims are: • Examine the uptake of TCI-Massage within CVT by assessing key implementation science outcomes of acceptability and appropriateness among refugees and asylum seekers from diverse cultural backgrounds. • Examine the integration of massage therapy into the current psychosocial care model used at CVT. • Examine the effectiveness of TCI-Massage for torture and war trauma survivors to reduce distress (mental health symptoms, chronic pain, and HRV) and improve coping (interoceptive awareness and social functioning). Treatment group participants will participate in psychosocial care services + TCI-Massage, which the control group will only participate in psychosocial care services
Study details
- Official title
- Trauma-Informed and Culturally-Responsive Integrated Massage Therapy (TCI-Massage): An Implementation and Effectiveness Study
- Conditions
- Ptsd
- Chronic Pain
- Depression
- Anxiety Disorders
- Social Functioning
- Interventions
- Other: TCI-Massage
- Sponsor
- The Center for Victims of Torture, United States
- Collaborators
- University of Minnesota; University of Washington
- Start date
- 2024-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2026-03-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 70 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: * Refugee or asylum seeker who has experienced torture or war related trauma * Receiving care at one of the CVT clinics offering the study * Moderate to high levels of pain as assessed through the Graded Chronic Pain Scale (Grade I or higher) * Age between 18 and 70 years Exclusion Criteria: * Currently receiving massage therapy services * Presence of high risk medical condition(s) requiring referral to more intensive services or hospitalization such as inpatient psychiatric care
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07482358