The Impact of Giving a Massage
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to investigate if giving a massage impacts the mental state of a massage therapist, including depression, anxiety, and stress . It is speculated that feelings of depression, anxiety and stress will reduce following the giving of a massage.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for early_phase_1
Started Jun 2010
Shorter than P25 for early_phase_1
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 26, 2010
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
June 1, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 26, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 1, 2010
CompletedJune 20, 2017
June 1, 2017
3 months
April 26, 2010
June 16, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Perceived, self-reported stress, anxiety and depression
The primary assessment measure will be perceived, self-reported stress, anxiety and depression as measured by the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales (DASS). The DASS is a set of three scales measuring the states of depression, anxiety and stress. Each of the 21 items is scored from "0" (Did not apply to me at all) to "3" (Applied to me very much or most of the time). A subscore is achieved for each of the three subcategories. Subscores can range from 0 to 28+. The DASS was found to have adequate convergent and discriminant validity and good reliability, including test-retest reliability.
Immediately before the 50-minute masage
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Perceived, self-reported state and trait anxiety
Immediately before the 50-minute massage
Study Arms (2)
Massage Giver
EXPERIMENTALParticipants in the experimental group will be asked to give one 50-minute Swedish massage to another volunteer.
Passive Controls
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants in this arm will wait in a classroom (as usual) and do nothing out of their ordinary routines.
Interventions
Participants in this arm will give a 50-minute Swedish massage to a volunteer.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Healthy adults who are currently massage therapists, massage student or recent massage school graduates,
- Aged 18 to 65 years,
- Fluent in English
You may not qualify if:
- Current bruising,
- Fracture,
- Inflammatory arthritides,
- Peripheral neuropathy,
- Pregnancy
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Parker College School of Massage
Dallas, Texas, 75229, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
M Jensen, DC, MS, MSc
Parker Research Institute
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Lavada A Smith, PhD
Parker College School of Massage
- STUDY CHAIR
Drew Riffe, DC
Parker College School of Massage
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- early phase 1
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- QUADRUPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Senior Researcher
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 26, 2010
First Posted
July 26, 2010
Study Start
June 1, 2010
Primary Completion
September 1, 2010
Study Completion
September 1, 2010
Last Updated
June 20, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-06