Clinical Effect of Swedish Massage Versus Adjuvant Yoga on Blood Glucose Level in Children With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

January 27, 2026 updated by: Mohamed Saied Zidan, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan
Swedish massage (SM) and yoga are complementary non-pharmacological techniques that have recently been used in managing chronic disorders such as type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Both techniques play an important role in reducing stress, which contributes to lowering blood glucose levels in children with T1DM. Objective: To investigate the effect of Swedish massage versus children's yoga exercises on blood glucose levels of children with T1DM

Study Overview

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Swedish massage (SM) and yoga are complementary non-pharmacological techniques that have recently been used in managing chronic disorders such as type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Both techniques play an important role in reducing stress, which contributes to lowering blood glucose levels in children with T1DM. Objective: To investigate the effect of Swedish massage versus children's yoga exercises on blood glucose levels of children with T1DM

Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) is one of the best effective non-pharmacological techniques, which decreases stress in children because it influences mental and physical conditions. It can be applied by making the muscles maximally strain, and then loosening it until the muscle is relaxed. It is repeated until children acquire complete relaxation (Casman & Nurhaeni, 2018).

Progressive muscle relaxation leads to regulation of autonomic nervous system activity that potentially contributes to medical management of T1DM through improving in glycosylated hemoglobin level (HbA1c) (Paschali et al., 2020). Swedish massage and Progressive muscle relaxation had an effective role in decreasing blood glucose level in children with T1DM, so that the pediatric nurse should apply and educate care giver about Swedish massage and PMR techniques (Ismaili et al., 2018)

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

50

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 Locations

  • Egypt
    • Cairo Governorate
      • Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt, 11571
        • Outpatient Clinics of Universities and Private Medical Centers in Cairo

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

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diabetic children's age: 6 - 12 years.
  • Children who live in Cairo only.
  • Free from other medical disorders as cardiac, renal, or any other metabolic disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diabetic children who can't understand the order
  • Diabetic patient's who have medical disorders as cardiac,renal and other metabolic disorders

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: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Diabetic children who received Swedish massage
Twenty-five diabetic children who received Swedish massage in addition to routine nursing care of the unit for diabetes.
Procedure: Swedish massage in addition to routine nursing care of the unit for diabetes.
Swedish massage in addition to routine nursing care of the unit for diabetes.
Experimental: Diabetic children who received children's yoga exercises
Twenty-five diabetic children who received children's yoga exercises in addition to routine nursing care of the unit for diabetes.
Procedure: yoga exercises in addition to routine nursing care of the unit for diabetes.
yoga exercises in addition to routine nursing care of the unit for diabetes

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Fasting blood glucose
Time Frame: 6 weeks
measures sugar in your blood after an 8-12 hour fast (only water allowed), primarily to check for diabetes or prediabetes by showing your baseline sugar levels, with normal being under 100 mg/dL, prediabetes 100-125 mg/dL, and diabetes 126 mg/dL or higher on two separate tests,
6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Random Blood sugar
Time Frame: 6 weeks
measures blood sugar levels at any time, without fasting, to screen for diabetes, with normal for healthy adults generally under 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L). Levels between 140-199 mg/dL suggest prediabetes, while 200 mg/dL or higher often indicates diabetes,
6 weeks
Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c).
Time Frame: 6 weeks
a blood test measuring average blood sugar levels over the past 2-3 months by showing the percentage of sugar-coated hemoglobin in red blood cells,
6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 8, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

February 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

February 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 27, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 27, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

February 2, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 2, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 27, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Swedish massage yoga type 1 DM

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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