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Keep this study
Lead
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Age
15–65
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Medically diagnosed with sickle cell disease, including hemoglobin SS disease, hemoglobin SD disease, hemoglobin SC disease, or sickle-thalassemia
Self-report of having experienced chronic pain related to sickle cell disease during the past 30 days.
Availability of a family member or friend who agrees to be trained to administer massages if the participant is randomized to the massage arm of the study.
You may not be if
Sickle cell trait instead of sickle cell disease diagnosis.
Diagnosis of disease in addition to sickle cell disease which requires regular use of pain medication. (Please note, regular use of pain medication for sickle cell pain is NOT an exclusion)
