Massage for Low Back Pain in Nursing Staff

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Other: Massage

• Registration Number: NCT01315197
• Lead Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo

Brief Summary

Objectives: Semi experimental Clinical Trial aimed at verifying the effectiveness of massage for lower back pain occupational as well as to assess the influence of technique in performing work activities and life in the team nursing.

Detailed Description

Method: 18 officials received 7-8 massage sessions, twice per week, with the same protocol points. Data were collected on baseline, after one and two months and they responded 2 questionnaires (Functional Assessment of Oswestry and Risk Assessment in Movement and Transfer Scale) and the Numeric Pain Scale.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2010-10
• Study Start: 2010-10
• Primary Completion: 2010-11
• Study Completion: 2010-12
• Study First Submitted: 2011-03-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-03-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-03-14
• Study First Posted: 2011-03-15
• Last Update Posted: 2011-03-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

1. Voluntary participation in the study of employees with availability of time for submission to the sessions
2. Not be pregnant
3. Hold shift of at least 6 hours daily
4. Do not go on vacation or leave care during the study period
5. Reporting back pain self-reported or confirmed by medical diagnosis
6. Not having passed off due to back pain in past 6 months
7. Do not submit spondylolisthesis, disc herniation and sciatic pain self-reported or confirmed by medical diagnosis
8. Do not use anti-inflammatory drugs
9. Individuals that showed greater than 0 (zero) in the Numerical Pain Scale (10) Score higher than 15 on the Functional Assessment Questionnaire Oswestry

Exclusion Criteria

• Employees who left the study or that lost more than one session

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
massage	Massage	The massage Anma has Japanese origin and a protocol was used with smoothing, kneading and pressure points on the bladder meridian.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Application of Massage for Low Back Pain in Nursing Staff	two months	Effectiveness of massage in alleviating lower back pain through response to 2 questionnaires (Functional Assessment of Oswestry and Risk Assessment in Movement and Transfer Scale) and the Numeric Pain Scale.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo; 🇧🇷 São Paulo, SP, Brazil