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