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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03235206
Massage Therapy and the Well-Being of Police Officers
July 31, 2017 updated by: Alanah Whiteway
This study is intend to show the positive impact that massage therapy can have on the lives of police officers.
The study will demonstrate how regular treatment can change sleeping quality, stress levels and mental health.
It will also investigate the impact that police work can have on the body.
Study Overview
Status
Unknown
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Anticipated)
6
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Contact
- Name: Whiteway
- Phone Number: 7092828712
- Email: awhiteway@grenfell.mun.ca
Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Police Officers preferable working on the street within the St. John's area
Exclusion Criteria:
- Civilians
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Muscular Imbalances
Time Frame: After 12 one hour massages
|
A measure of any muscular imbalances that present in each clients.
All client findings will be compared to see if there is a pattern through the participants.
Clients will have notes compared from the beginning to the end as well to see if there has been any improvement.
|
After 12 one hour massages
|
Postural Dysfunctions
Time Frame: After 12 one hour massages
|
A postural assessment will be done at the beginning of the study and then be compared to one done at the end to see if there have been any improvements.
All clients postural assessments will be compared to see if there is any pattern among participants.
The main focus will be on the back and hip.
|
After 12 one hour massages
|
Range of Motion
Time Frame: After 12 one hour massages
|
The range of motion of major joints will be assess to see if they fall within the norm, or if each client is limited.
The client will have a range of motion test done at the beginning of treatment and again at the end to see if there has been any improvement.
All clients range of motion testing will be compared to see if there are any patterns throughout the officers.
|
After 12 one hour massages
|
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Stress Levels
Time Frame: After 12 one hour massages
|
Stress levels will be rated on a scale of 1 to 5 (one being no stress and 5 being extremely stressed) to see if during the duration of the study they find a decrease in their stress levels.
|
After 12 one hour massages
|
Sleep Quality
Time Frame: After 12 one hour massages
|
To see if there is improvement of sleep quality in general, and sleep quality during change over shifts.
Sleep will be rated on a scale of 1 to 5 (One being no sleep and five being a complete night of uninterrupted sleep).
This will compared from studies completed throughout the study.
|
After 12 one hour massages
|
Mental Wellness
Time Frame: After 12 one hour massages
|
The clients will be asked to fill out a survey throughout the study on how the feel mental.
It will be rated on a scale of 1 to 5 (one be extremely depressed and 5 being over the moon happy) These will be compared from the beginning to the end of treatment to see if there is any improvements.
|
After 12 one hour massages
|
Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Anticipated)
September 1, 2017
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
December 1, 2017
Study Completion (Anticipated)
December 1, 2017
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
July 24, 2017
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
July 27, 2017
First Posted (Actual)
August 1, 2017
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
August 2, 2017
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
July 31, 2017
Last Verified
July 1, 2017
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- MTPO
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Undecided
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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