Effect of THAI Traditional Massage on Bone Markers

Mahidol University30 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to explore the skeletal effect of Thai traditional massage by examining the changes in biochemical markers of bone turnover immediately after the massage.

Each subject received Thai traditional massage for 2 hours by a single masseuse.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Osteoporosis

Interventions

Thai Traditional massagePROCEDURE

Thai traditional massage for 2 hours by a single masseuse.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 40 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy Thai women aged 20 to 40 years * Have been massaged by Thai Traditional massage style Exclusion Criteria: * Hyperparathyroidism, Thyrotoxicosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cancer * Antiresorptive agent, Teriparatide and Glucocorticoid * Swelling Joints

Locations (1)

Ramathibodi Hospital

Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Biochemical markers of bone resorption; C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTx-I) and of bone formation; total procollagen type 1 amino-terminal propeptide (P1NP)level

Time frame: 2 hour

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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