Can Massage During One Year Improve Health in Health-care Providers Working in Hospital

NCT05555082 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 2020-01140
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 25
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The overall aim of this pilot study is to investigate the effect, "feasibility" and experiences of regular massage over 12 months on the mental and physical health of healthcare professionals, as well as the frequency of layoffs, sick leave and reported patient safety risk cases, as well as health economics

Conditions

Quality of Life; Psychological Distress; Massage Therapy; Health-care Workers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Symptoms of Stress

  The Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) is a 10-item self-report questionnaire measuring perceived stress during the past month. Total scores range from 0 to 40, with higher scores indicating greater perceived stress (i.e., worse outcome).

  Baseline (start of massage) and 12 months (end of massage)

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Symptoms of Anxiety

  Baseline (start of massage and 12 months (end of massage).

• Sleeping Problems

  ISI mean score from baseline (start of massage) to12 months (end of massage).

• Symptoms of Depression

  PHQ-9 mean score from baseline (start of massage) to 12 months (end of massage).

• Health Related Quality of Life

  RAND-36 halth transition from baseline (start of massage) to 12 months (end of massage).

Study Arms (1)

Massage

EXPERIMENTAL

30 minutes of classical swedish massage given by a certified masseur 10 times monthly during 12 months

Other: Massage

Interventions

Massage OTHER

10 times of 30 minutes Swedish classical Massage will be given monthly during one year. The massage will be give by a cerified masseur

Massage

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Working at least for 50 % of fulltime
• Main task working with patient care in the hospital ward

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Linkoeping: lead

Study Sites (2)

Peter Johansson

Norrköping, Linköpings Universitet, 601 74, Sweden

Location

Linkoping University

Norrköping, 601 74, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Massage

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapy, Soft Tissue; Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Peter Johansson
• Organization: University of Linkoping, Department of Health, Medicine and Care

peter.b.johansson@liu.se

460700896548

Study Officials

• Peter Johansson, Professor

  Linköpings Universiet

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Model Details: 50 health care professionals will receive massage monthly during 12 months. Massage will not be given during summer holiday. Thus, 30 minutes of massage will be given 10 times.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 15, 2022
• First Posted: September 26, 2022
• Study Start: November 20, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2024
• Study Completion: March 1, 2024
• Last Updated: December 18, 2025
• Results First Posted: December 18, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (2)