Clinical Trial: Massage for GAD: Neuroimaging and Clinical Correlates of Response
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Massage for GAD: Neuroimaging and Clinical Correlates of Response
Brief Summary:
This clinical trial will compare the effects of Swedish massage or light touch therapy on brain activity and symptoms of anxiety.This is a randomized research study and subjects will be randomized into one of two study touch intervention groups, and will have an equal chance of being placed in one of the groups:1. Swedish massage therapy twice per week for 6 weeks.2. Light touch therapy twice per week for 6 weeks.The Primary Objective is to identify brain networks activated by touch interventions using fMRI brain…
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