Shiatsu for Chronic Non-Inflammatory Pain in Children and Adolescents
The Efficacy of Adjunctive Shiatsu Therapy for Non-Inflammatory Chronic Pain in Pediatric Patients: A Single-Arm Prospective Trial
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pain Syndrome
- Chronic Pain and Comorbid Emotional Problems
- Chronic Pain, Psychogenic
- Chronic Pain, Widespread
- Fibromyalgia
- Fibromyalgia Syndrome
- Functional Pain
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase not stated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Sponsor
- Tel Aviv University
- Enrolment target
- 40
- Started
- 1 May 2025
- Main results due
- 30 September 2028
- Study sites
- 2
- Registry updated
- 29 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Ages 10 years to 18 years.
- Open to any sex.
- You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.
These are the headline rules only. Every study has a longer list, and whether you are eligible is decided by the research team at the site — never by this page.
Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Exclusion Criteria: * Informed consent cannot be obtained from the participant or their legal guardians * Legal guardians unable to provide informed consent * Patients with severe conditions (e.g., bone metastasis) * Patients unable to participate in Shiatsu therapy sessions * Participation in Shiatsu therapy within 6 months prior to study enrollment * Participant or legal guardian refuses participation
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
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?
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.
Study sites(2)
Tel Aviv Univrsity
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
Not yet recruiting
Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, Israel
Recruiting
Showing 2 of 2 sites. 1 of the 2 sites on this study is recruiting right now — a site can stop enrolling while the study as a whole is still open.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06929598. Trialion does not run this study, is not paid to refer anyone to it, and cannot enrol you. Eligibility is always decided by the research team at the site.
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