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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.
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).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massage Therapy | Experimental | A 45 minutes massage therapy (manual) standardized session, based in Swedish techniques. |
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| Rest condition | Placebo Comparator | 45 minutes of rest in supine position, listening music with headphones, and warm condition. |
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| Control | No Intervention | Normal working condition, as a office workers (secretaries and managements employees) |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massage Therapy | Other | It's a Physical Therapy manual procedure, based in Swedish technique, and applied in a standirzed way for all participants (stroke, kneading, pressure). |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change of Salivary Cortisol Level | Data (a saliva sample in a Salivette (r) tube) were collected at: immediately before the intervention and placebo procedure, immediately after and later, one hour after. The control condition (normal working condition) was measured at the same hours (8:45 AM, 9.30 AM and 10.30 AM) in the workplace. After collected, were refrigerated.The three conditions (intervention, placebo and office work) were a week apart. Therefore, each participant had nine measurements. Determining the level of cortisol was performed by ELISA method, after all samples were collected. | All participants were measured in three different condition, one week apart one each other. In each condition, three measurements were performed, in the morning |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo A Rojo, Msc. | Physical Therapy Department, University of Chile | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile | Santiago | Santiago Metropolitan | 8380453 | Chile |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14717648 | Background | Moyer CA, Rounds J, Hannum JW. A meta-analysis of massage therapy research. Psychol Bull. 2004 Jan;130(1):3-18. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.130.1.3. | |
| 22775448 | Result | Rapaport MH, Schettler P, Bresee C. A preliminary study of the effects of repeated massage on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal and immune function in healthy individuals: a study of mechanisms of action and dosage. J Altern Complement Med. 2012 Aug;18(8):789-97. doi: 10.1089/acm.2011.0071. Epub 2012 Jul 9. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D058070 | Asymptomatic Diseases |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D020969 | Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
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| D008405 | Massage |
| C092779 | RE1-silencing transcription factor |
| D016683 | Supine Position |
| ID | Term |
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| D064746 | Therapy, Soft Tissue |
| D026201 | Musculoskeletal Manipulations |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| Rest in supine | Other | It's only rest, in a clinic stretcher, with warm ambient temperature, and listening relaxing music with headphones. |
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| 8884390 | Result | Field T, Ironson G, Scafidi F, Nawrocki T, Goncalves A, Burman I, Pickens J, Fox N, Schanberg S, Kuhn C. Massage therapy reduces anxiety and enhances EEG pattern of alertness and math computations. Int J Neurosci. 1996 Sep;86(3-4):197-205. doi: 10.3109/00207459608986710. |
| 20638912 | Result | Lindgren L, Rundgren S, Winso O, Lehtipalo S, Wiklund U, Karlsson M, Stenlund H, Jacobsson C, Brulin C. Physiological responses to touch massage in healthy volunteers. Auton Neurosci. 2010 Dec 8;158(1-2):105-10. doi: 10.1016/j.autneu.2010.06.011. |
| 19197204 | Result | Arroyo-Morales M, Olea N, Ruiz C, del Castilo Jde D, Martinez M, Lorenzo C, Diaz-Rodriguez L. Massage after exercise--responses of immunologic and endocrine markers: a randomized single-blind placebo-controlled study. J Strength Cond Res. 2009 Mar;23(2):638-44. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318196b6a6. |
| Result | Lovas J. The effects of massage therapy on the human immune response in healthy adults. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2002; 143-150 |
| 21147413 | Result | Moyer CA, Seefeldt L, Mann ES, Jackley LM. Does massage therapy reduce cortisol? A comprehensive quantitative review. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2011 Jan;15(1):3-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2010.06.001. Epub 2010 Jul 2. |
| Result | Field T, Diego M, Hernandez-Rief M. Massage therapy research. Developmental Review. 2007; 27: 75-8 |
| 17041326 | Result | Field T, Diego M, Cullen C, Hernandez-Reif M, Sunshine W, Douglas S. Fibromyalgia pain and substance P decrease and sleep improves after massage therapy. J Clin Rheumatol. 2002 Apr;8(2):72-6. doi: 10.1097/00124743-200204000-00002. |
| 16162447 | Result | Field T, Hernandez-Reif M, Diego M, Schanberg S, Kuhn C. Cortisol decreases and serotonin and dopamine increase following massage therapy. Int J Neurosci. 2005 Oct;115(10):1397-413. doi: 10.1080/00207450590956459. |
| 18955340 | Result | Moraska A, Pollini RA, Boulanger K, Brooks MZ, Teitlebaum L. Physiological adjustments to stress measures following massage therapy: a review of the literature. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2010 Dec;7(4):409-18. doi: 10.1093/ecam/nen029. Epub 2008 May 7. |
| 25172313 | Result | Field T. Massage therapy research review. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2014 Nov;20(4):224-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2014.07.002. Epub 2014 Aug 1. |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |
| D011187 | Posture |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |