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Study identifier: NCT06506253 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Massage for GAD: Neuroimaging and Clinical Correlates of Response

Condition: Generalized Anxiety Disorder  ·  Sponsor: University of Utah

PhaseNA
Planned participants46
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to 64 Years
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

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 imaging in subjects with generalized anxiety disorder. Subjects will undergo two fMRI scanning sessions (one before and one after) twice per week for 6 weeks of touch intervention. Subjects will also be asked to complete questionnaires on anxiety, stress and depression.

This description comes directly from the study's public registry record.

Talk to the study team

Mark Rapaport, MD  ·  801-587-8626  ·  mark.rapaport@hsc.utah.edu

Becky Kinkead, PhD  ·  801-587-0689  ·  becky.kinkead@hsc.utah.edu

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Locations (1)

Huntsman Mental Health InstituteSalt Lake City, Utah, United StatesRecruiting

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