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The objective of this study is to evaluate the practicality and acceptability of using an electronic massager. Additionally, it aims to compare user satisfaction between the experience with an electric massager and a massage provided by a professional massage therapist.
This study is being done to understand how practical and acceptable EMMA, an electronic massage device, is, and the satisfaction of the EMMA massage compared to massage therapy given by a certified massage therapist. Participants will also be asked to have two massages, one given by EMMA and another delivered by a massage therapist. The order in which participants will receive each massage will be determined by randomization.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| EMMA treatment, then therapist-delivered massage | Experimental | Subjects in this arm will first undergo massage therapy utilizing the EMMA Massager (Expert Manipulative Massage Automation). A minimum of 24 hours later, the subjects will undergo a massage therapist-delivered massage. |
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| Therapist-delivered massage, then EMMA treatment | Experimental | Subjects in this arm will first undergo a massage therapist-delivered massage treatment. A minimum of 24 hours later, the subjects will undergo massage therapy utilizing the EMMA Massager (Expert Manipulative Massage Automation). |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| EMMA (Expert Manipulative Massage Automation) | Device | For the EMMA massage, the subject lies down on the robot platform in a prone position. A therapist sets the robot parameters. The EMMA electronic massager applies massage to the focus points on the back of the participants guided by cameras and computer programs. Treatment lasts approximately 20-30 minutes. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of patients enrolled | Feasibility will be determined by the total number of patients screened in order to accrue the 40 needed to complete the study. | Duration of study, approximately 2 years |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Shawn Fokken, CCRP | Contact | 507-293-2740 | GIMResearchStudies@mayo.edu |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Brent Bauer, MD | Mayo Clinic | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Mayo Clinic | Recruiting | Rochester | Minnesota | 55905 | United States |
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Two different massage therapies will be experienced by subjects: EMMA electronic massage and massage therapy by a massage therapist. The order in which the massages will be experienced will be determined by randomization.
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| Therapist-delivered massage | Other | For the therapist-delivered massage treatment, the licensed massage therapist will follow standard of care protocol. Treatment lasts approximately 20-30 minutes. |
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