Improvements of physiological parameters after one single Rhythmical Massage intervention in stressed adults – a prospective, randomised, single-blinded Study
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Stress
- Registration Number
- DRKS00004164
- Lead Sponsor
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 101
Inclusion Criteria
participants had to give written informed consent in participating and the transfer of their data under a pseudonym
Exclusion Criteria
acute and chronic diseases or other severe psychiatric comorbidity that could affect their participation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method heart rate variability was assessed over a period of 24 hours; the assessment of the fingerbloodpressure took place prior to the massage and after over a period of 30 minutes; salivary cortisol was assessed five times prior to, during and after the massage
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Following questionnaires were assessed prior to the massage and afterwards:<br>existential orientation Scale from von Zerssen (Befindlichkeitsliste); list of somatic complaints from von Zerssen (Beschwerdeliste); multidimensional questionnaire on existential orientation by Steyer (Mehrdimensionaler Befindlichkeitsfragebogen); visual analog scales<br><br>All questionnaires assess the actual well-being and are therefore valid assessments of short-term effects in therapy trials.