Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of Massage Therapy to Control Night Shift Related Stress
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Collaborating Sponsors:
Registered Massage Therapists Association of British Columbia
Conditions:
Stress
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: The sympathetic and parasympathetic branches (SNS and PNS) of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), keep our body in a state of balance, which can be disturbed in situations of uncontrolled...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Otherwise healthy hospital staff between the ages of 20 to 60 taking rotating night shifts on a regular basis.
Exclusion
- Participants who are on anti-depressants or drugs that affect the cardiovascular system or the ANS.
- Any conditions or disorders that would affect the cardiovascular system or the activity of the ANS.
- Participants who smoke more than 10 cigarettes/day.
- Inability to provide consent.
- Inability to speak and/or understand English.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
12 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02247089
Start Date
February 1 2014
End Date
June 1 2016
Last Update
October 26 2017
Active Locations (1)
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BC Children's and Women's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3N1