The Impact of Giving a Massage on Perceived Depression, Anxiety and Stress of Massage Therapists: A Randomized Clinical Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 早期 1 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 20
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Perceived, self-reported stress, anxiety and depression
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of this study is to investigate if giving a massage impacts the mental state of a massage therapist, including depression, anxiety, and stress . It is speculated that feelings of depression, anxiety and stress will reduce following the giving of a massage.
详细描述
Background It is well established that massage is beneficial for musculoskeletal conditions such as low back pain1-3 and neck pain. In addition, massage has been shown to alleviate depressive symptoms and reduce state anxiety and perceived stress. Furthermore, the therapeutic benefits of touch itself are recognized for many conditions and in many stages of life.
Thus far all massage research has investigated the impact of massage on the massage client, or the receiver of the massage. No peer-reviewed study was found that reported any biopsychosocial effects on the giver of the massage, the massage therapist.
With touch therapies such as massage, it is impossible to touch without being touched oneself. Therefore, it is speculated that the giver of a touch therapy will also receive a therapeutic benefit. In fact, it has been reported anecdotally that massage therapists often feel "better" after they give a massage than before. Feelings of exhilaration, enhanced well-being, and improved energy are common.
The aim of this study is to investigate if giving a massage impacts the state of mind of massage therapists, including depression, anxiety, and stress.
Methods
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Healthy adults who are currently massage therapists, massage student or recent massage school graduates,
- •Aged 18 to 65 years,
- •Fluent in English
排除标准
- •Current bruising,
- •Fracture,
- •Inflammatory arthritides,
- •Peripheral neuropathy,
- •Pregnancy
结局指标
主要结局
Perceived, self-reported stress, anxiety and depression
时间窗: Immediately before the 50-minute masage
The primary assessment measure will be perceived, self-reported stress, anxiety and depression as measured by the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales (DASS). The DASS is a set of three scales measuring the states of depression, anxiety and stress. Each of the 21 items is scored from "0" (Did not apply to me at all) to "3" (Applied to me very much or most of the time). A subscore is achieved for each of the three subcategories. Subscores can range from 0 to 28+. The DASS was found to have adequate convergent and discriminant validity and good reliability, including test-retest reliability.
次要结局
- Perceived, self-reported state and trait anxiety(Immediately before the 50-minute massage)
研究者
Dr. Anne M. Jensen
Senior Researcher
Parker Research Institute