Effects of a Single Session of Massage Therapy in Salivary Cortisol Levels in Asymptomatic Persons With Administrative Tasks and / or Office Work.
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 15
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change of Salivary Cortisol Level
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study evaluates the effect of a single session of Massage Therapy in salivary cortisol level. All participants were assessed on three conditions: Massage session, rest in supine position listening music, and under normal working conditions. The hypothesis of the investigators is that the effect of the massage action in reduction of cortisol is superior to only rest.
Detailed Description
Several studies have postulated that one of the physiological markers of the effect of massage therapy is to reduce the level of cortisol, the "stress hormone". However it is not clear whether the effect is due to the manual action on the skin, or only by the relaxation induced rest. Therefore the variation of salivary cortisol in both conditions, and also in everyday working conditions was compared. Cortisol has a circadian cycle, with a maximum value upon awakening, which decreases during the morning; therefore a sample of saliva (in Salivette tube) it was collected in the three experimental conditions at the same hour time in the morning: 8:45(after intervention), and 9:30 and 10.30 (both, before).
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Crossover
- Primary Purpose
- Basic Science
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Office/administrative workers of Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Musculoskeletal disease or injury in spine.
- •Body Mass Index over
- •Smoking (over three cigars at day)
- •Depression.
- •Pregnancy
- •Corticosteroid treatment.
- •Skin wound or disease.
- •Intolerance to the prone position.
Arms & Interventions
Massage Therapy
A 45 minutes massage therapy (manual) standardized session, based in Swedish techniques.
Intervention: Massage Therapy (Other)
Rest condition
45 minutes of rest in supine position, listening music with headphones, and warm condition.
Intervention: Rest in supine (Other)
Control
Normal working condition, as a office workers (secretaries and managements employees)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change of Salivary Cortisol Level
Time Frame: All participants were measured in three different condition, one week apart one each other. In each condition, three measurements were performed, in the morning
Data (a saliva sample in a Salivette (r) tube) were collected at: immediately before the intervention and placebo procedure, immediately after and later, one hour after. The control condition (normal working condition) was measured at the same hours (8:45 AM, 9.30 AM and 10.30 AM) in the workplace. After collected, were refrigerated.The three conditions (intervention, placebo and office work) were a week apart. Therefore, each participant had nine measurements. Determining the level of cortisol was performed by ELISA method, after all samples were collected.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Rodrigo Antonio Rojo Castro
Academic Of Department of Physical Therapy
University of Chile