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Effects of Prophylactic Massage Therapy on Pain Tolerance and Threshold

NCT04625335 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 14

Last updated 2020-11-12

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Summary

Therapeutic massage has been thought to reduce anxiety and increase relaxation in human patients.This study is meant to determine the immediate effects of therapeutic massage on pain tolerance and threshold.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

No Massage Protocol

Participants did not receive therapeutic massage prior to completing the Cold Pressor Test.

OTHER

Prophylactic Therapeutic Massage

Participants received a 5 minute prophylactic therapeutic massage prior to completing the Cold Pressor Test. The massage was completed distally-to-proximally in the following order: superficial strokes to the entire forearm, deep strokes to the entire forearm, one-handed palmar kneading of the entire forearm with participant's forearm stabilized by the massager's the other hand, bilateral thumb kneading of the forearm in strips until the entire forearm was addressed, bilateral transverse thumb motions over palmar surface of the hand, single thumb kneading of thenar and hypothenar eminences simultaneously, bilateral thumb kneading to the dorsum of hand, deep stroking to the entire forearm, and superficial stroking to the entire forearm.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kyle Knight

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Terry Malone, PT, EdD · University of Kentucky

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-01
Primary Completion
2015-10-02
Completion
2016-03-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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