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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
15 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-07-31
2015-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
BASIC_SCIENCE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Massage Therapy
A 45 minutes massage therapy (manual) standardized session, based in Swedish techniques.
Massage Therapy
It's a Physical Therapy manual procedure, based in Swedish technique, and applied in a standirzed way for all participants (stroke, kneading, pressure).
Rest condition
45 minutes of rest in supine position, listening music with headphones, and warm condition.
Rest in supine
It's only rest, in a clinic stretcher, with warm ambient temperature, and listening relaxing music with headphones.
Control
Normal working condition, as a office workers (secretaries and managements employees)
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Massage Therapy
It's a Physical Therapy manual procedure, based in Swedish technique, and applied in a standirzed way for all participants (stroke, kneading, pressure).
Rest in supine
It's only rest, in a clinic stretcher, with warm ambient temperature, and listening relaxing music with headphones.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Body Mass Index over 35.
* Smoking (over three cigars at day)
* Depression.
* Pregnancy
* Corticosteroid treatment.
* Skin wound or disease.
* Intolerance to the prone position.
18 Years
60 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Chile
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Rodrigo Antonio Rojo Castro
Academic Of Department of Physical Therapy
Principal Investigators
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Rodrigo A Rojo, Msc.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Physical Therapy Department, University of Chile
Locations
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
Countries
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References
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Moyer CA, Rounds J, Hannum JW. A meta-analysis of massage therapy research. Psychol Bull. 2004 Jan;130(1):3-18. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.130.1.3.
Rapaport MH, Schettler P, Bresee C. A preliminary study of the effects of repeated massage on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal and immune function in healthy individuals: a study of mechanisms of action and dosage. J Altern Complement Med. 2012 Aug;18(8):789-97. doi: 10.1089/acm.2011.0071. Epub 2012 Jul 9.
Field T, Ironson G, Scafidi F, Nawrocki T, Goncalves A, Burman I, Pickens J, Fox N, Schanberg S, Kuhn C. Massage therapy reduces anxiety and enhances EEG pattern of alertness and math computations. Int J Neurosci. 1996 Sep;86(3-4):197-205. doi: 10.3109/00207459608986710.
Lindgren L, Rundgren S, Winso O, Lehtipalo S, Wiklund U, Karlsson M, Stenlund H, Jacobsson C, Brulin C. Physiological responses to touch massage in healthy volunteers. Auton Neurosci. 2010 Dec 8;158(1-2):105-10. doi: 10.1016/j.autneu.2010.06.011.
Arroyo-Morales M, Olea N, Ruiz C, del Castilo Jde D, Martinez M, Lorenzo C, Diaz-Rodriguez L. Massage after exercise--responses of immunologic and endocrine markers: a randomized single-blind placebo-controlled study. J Strength Cond Res. 2009 Mar;23(2):638-44. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318196b6a6.
Lovas J. The effects of massage therapy on the human immune response in healthy adults. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2002; 143-150
Moyer CA, Seefeldt L, Mann ES, Jackley LM. Does massage therapy reduce cortisol? A comprehensive quantitative review. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2011 Jan;15(1):3-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2010.06.001. Epub 2010 Jul 2.
Field T, Diego M, Hernandez-Rief M. Massage therapy research. Developmental Review. 2007; 27: 75-8
Field T, Diego M, Cullen C, Hernandez-Reif M, Sunshine W, Douglas S. Fibromyalgia pain and substance P decrease and sleep improves after massage therapy. J Clin Rheumatol. 2002 Apr;8(2):72-6. doi: 10.1097/00124743-200204000-00002.
Field T, Hernandez-Reif M, Diego M, Schanberg S, Kuhn C. Cortisol decreases and serotonin and dopamine increase following massage therapy. Int J Neurosci. 2005 Oct;115(10):1397-413. doi: 10.1080/00207450590956459.
Moraska A, Pollini RA, Boulanger K, Brooks MZ, Teitlebaum L. Physiological adjustments to stress measures following massage therapy: a review of the literature. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2010 Dec;7(4):409-18. doi: 10.1093/ecam/nen029. Epub 2008 May 7.
Field T. Massage therapy research review. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2014 Nov;20(4):224-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2014.07.002. Epub 2014 Aug 1.
Other Identifiers
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Kine015
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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