Massage therapy is gaining recognition as a complementary approach to healthcare, offering potential benefits such as stress reduction and improved well-being. However, conducting rigorous clinical trials to evaluate its effectiveness can be challenging due to the difficulty of creating appropriate control groups. In a recent pilot study, Michael Patterson, et. al., developed a novel clinical-trial design to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of massage therapy … Continue reading Does Control for Non-Specific Effects Impact Participant Perception in Massage Therapy Trials?