The Impact of Giving a Massage

Completed · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Mental State, Reported as Depression, Anxiety or Stress

In brief

The aim of this study is to investigate if giving a massage impacts the mental state of a massage therapist, including depression, anxiety, and stress . It is speculated that feelings of depression, anxiety and stress will reduce following the giving of a massage.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01169480

Run by

Parker Research Institute

People needed

20

Starts

2010-06-01

Expected to finish

2010-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthy adults who are currently massage therapists, massage student or recent massage school graduates,
• Aged 18 to 65 years,
• Fluent in English

You may not qualify if…

• Current bruising,
• Fracture,
• Inflammatory arthritides,
• Peripheral neuropathy,
• Pregnancy

Where it is running

• Parker College School of Massage — Dallas, Texas, United States

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