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Can Massage During One Year Improve Health in Health-care Providers Working in Hospital

NCT ID: NCT05555082

Last Updated: 2025-12-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

25 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-11-20

Study Completion Date

2024-03-01

Brief Summary

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The overall aim of this pilot study is to investigate the effect, "feasibility" and experiences of regular massage over 12 months on the mental and physical health of healthcare professionals, as well as the frequency of layoffs, sick leave and reported patient safety risk cases, as well as health economics

Detailed Description

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A pilot and "feasibility" study with pre-post design. 50 health care professionals from the Medical Clinic, Vrinnevi Hospital in Norrköping are included. The participants perform 10 30 minute sessions of classic Swedish massage during 12 months by a certified masseur. Mental and physical health data is collected using questionnaires, blood and body weight. Data on layoffs, sick leave and patient safety risks are taken from the hospital's data register. Data regarding the participants' experience of receiving massages is collected during interviews.

Conditions

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Massage Therapy Health-care Workers Quality of Life Psychological Distress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

50 health care professionals will receive massage monthly during 12 months. Massage will not be given during summer holiday. Thus, 30 minutes of massage will be given 10 times.
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Massage

30 minutes of classical swedish massage given by a certified masseur 10 times monthly during 12 months

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Massage

Intervention Type OTHER

10 times of 30 minutes Swedish classical Massage will be given monthly during one year. The massage will be give by a cerified masseur

Interventions

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Massage

10 times of 30 minutes Swedish classical Massage will be given monthly during one year. The massage will be give by a cerified masseur

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Working at least for 50 % of fulltime

Main task working with patient care in the hospital ward

Exclusion Criteria

\-
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Linkoeping

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Peter Johansson

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Peter Johansson, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Linköpings Universiet

Locations

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Peter Johansson

Norrköping, Linköpings Universitet, Sweden

Site Status

Linkoping University

Norrköping, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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2020-01140

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id