Clinical trial NCT02440412: Effect of Massage Therapy in Cortisol Level
Official title: Effects of a Single Session of Massage Therapy in Salivary Cortisol Levels in Asymptomatic Persons With Administrative Tasks and / or Office Work.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Asymptomatic State
Keywords: Massage
Stress
salivary cortisol
Lead sponsor: University of Chile
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2015-05-12
Enrollment: 15
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: This study evaluates the effect of a single session of Massage Therapy in salivary cortisol level. All participants were assessed on three conditions: Massage session, rest in supine position listening music, and under normal working conditions. The hypothesis of the investigators is that the effect of the massage action in reduction of cortisol is superior to only rest.

Detailed description: Several studies have postulated that one of the physiological markers of the effect of massage therapy is to reduce the level of cortisol, the "stress hormone". However it is not clear whether the effect is due to the manual action on the skin, or only by the relaxation induced rest. Therefore the variation of salivary cortisol in both conditions, and also in everyday working conditions was compared. Cortisol has a circadian cycle, with a maximum value upon awakening, which decreases during the morning; therefore a sample of saliva (in Salivette tube) it was collected in the three experimental conditions at the same hour time in the morning: 8:45(after intervention), and 9:30 and 10.30 (both, before).

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Office/administrative workers of Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Musculoskeletal disease or injury in spine.
* Body Mass Index over 35.
* Smoking (over three cigars at day)
* Depression.
* Pregnancy
* Corticosteroid treatment.
* Skin wound or disease.
* Intolerance to the prone position.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change of Salivary Cortisol Level
timeFrame: All participants were measured in three different condition, one week apart one each other. In each condition, three measurements were performed, in the morning
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Santiago
country: Chile
facility: Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile
Study officials:
affiliation: Physical Therapy Department, University of Chile
name: Rodrigo A Rojo, Msc.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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