Status:

COMPLETED

Measuring the Effect of Chair Massage on Stress Related Symptoms for Nurses

Lead Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Conditions:

Stress

Fatigue

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility and effect of chair massage provided during working hours for nurses in an inpatient psychiatric and an outpatient pain rehabilitation unit and ...

Detailed Description

Nursing staff working in a hospital in-patient psychiatric unit and out-patient pain rehabilitation/ fibromyalgia units each have varying causes of stress as both are intensely demanding environments....

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men and women age 18-65 able to give informed consent
  • Able to speak and understand English
  • Minimum of 8-hour per day shift schedule with .75 - 1.0 FTE.
  • Need to be able to schedule one massage per week in the available massage schedule time slots.

Exclusion

  • Individuals being treated for acute musculoskeletal symptoms
  • Individuals currently on work restrictions
  • Undergoing treatments for a malignancy
  • Pregnancy (due to this being chair massage)
  • Recent head, neck, shoulder or back surgeries
  • Pins or joint fusion of the head or neck
  • Current sinus infections, earaches, or vascular migraines
  • Nursing staff that float on to the unit

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01504763

Start Date

October 1 2010

End Date

December 1 2010

Last Update

February 8 2012

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Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905