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The Impact of Giving a Massage

NCT01169480 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2017-06-20

No results posted yet for this study

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.

Conditions

  • Mental State, Reported as Depression, Anxiety or Stress

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Give a massage

Participants in this arm will give a 50-minute Swedish massage to a volunteer.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Parker Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • M Jensen, DC, MS, MSc · Parker Research Institute

  • Lavada A Smith, PhD · Parker College School of Massage

  • Drew Riffe, DC · Parker College School of Massage

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-06-30
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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