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Effects of Massage Versus Rest on Hormones

NCT01351402 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 95

Last updated 2011-05-10

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Summary

This study will investigate the effects of 15 minutes of massage compared to 15 minutes of quiet rest on physiological variables. Specifically, the investigators will measure the effects on levels of the social hormone oxytocin, and on other physiological variables that interact with oxytocin or that may be influenced by massage (including ACTH, Beta-endorphin, and IL-1alpha). The investigators will also investigate whether, in the case of hormones changes, these influence social decision making.

Conditions

  • Massage
  • Rest

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Massage or Rest

Participants either received 15 minutes of moderate pressure Swedish massage on the upper back, or rested quietly sitting in a chair for 15 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gruter Institute

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Claremont Graduate University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-06-30
Primary Completion
2006-08-31
Completion
2007-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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