Shiatsu for Chronic Non-Inflammatory Pain in Children and Adolescents
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Tel Aviv University
- Where
- Tel Aviv, IsraelSee the 2 sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 40 people, planned
- Started
- 1 May 2025
- Expected to end
- 30 Sept 2028
- Type of study
- Interventional
- Treatments tested
- Shiatsu Therapy
- Record updated
- 29 September 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 10 years to 18 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Children and adolescents aged 10-18 years
- Diagnosed with non-inflammatory chronic pain syndromes
- Actively followed by the Pediatric Rheumatology and/or Pediatric Pain Clinics at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (at least twice a year)
- Informed consent signed by at least one legal guardian (or both guardians in cases of separated parents)
- If participant is 16 years or older, they must also sign the informed consent
Who cannot take part
- Patients unable to participate in Shiatsu therapy sessions
- Participation in Shiatsu therapy within 6 months prior to study enrollment
- Patients with severe conditions (e.g., bone metastasis)
- Informed consent cannot be obtained from the participant or their legal guardians
- Legal guardians unable to provide informed consent
- Participant or legal guardian refuses participation
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 10 and 18 years old?
Where in Israel
- Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterTel Aviv, IsraelContact: Pediatric Rheumatology UnitTaking people
- Tel Aviv UnivrsityTel Aviv, IsraelContact: Research Authority Research AuthorityNot yet recruiting
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if adding Shiatsu therapy to standard treatment can improve quality of life in children and adolescents with chronic pain that is not caused by inflammation. The main question it aims to answer is: Does Shiatsu therapy help improve the quality of life in children with long-lasting pain?
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All participants will continue their regular treatment and will also:
* Receive a 30-minute Shiatsu session once a week for six weeks * Complete questionnaires about their quality of life and family impact before, during, and after the treatment period
The study includes about 40 participants between the ages of 10 and 18, who are already being followed at the pediatric pain and rheumatology clinics at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.
The group in the trial
- Shiatsu Therapy GroupTreatment being tested
Participants will receive 30-minute Shiatsu therapy sessions once a week for 6 weeks, in addition to their usual pain management. The goal is to assess whether Shiatsu improves quality of life in children and adolescents with non-inflammatory chronic pain.
Treatment: Shiatsu Therapy
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- The Efficacy of Adjunctive Shiatsu Therapy for Non-Inflammatory Chronic Pain in Pediatric Patients: A Single-Arm Prospective Trial
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT06929598, who can take part
- Record updated
- 29 September 2026