Massage for Low Back Pain in Nursing Staff

Low Back Pain Clinical Trial

— Massage  

Official title:

Application of Massage for Low Back Pain in Nursing Staff

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01315197
• Other study ID #: Talita Pavarini Borges
• Secondary ID: Universidade de
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 14, 2011
• Last updated: March 14, 2011
• Start date: October 2010
• Est. completion date: December 2010

Study information

• Verified date: October 2010
• Source: University of Sao Paulo
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Objectives: Semi experimental Clinical Trial aimed at verifying the effectiveness of massage for lower back pain occupational as well as to assess the influence of technique in performing work activities and life in the team nursing.

Description:

Method: 18 officials received 7-8 massage sessions, twice per week, with the same protocol points. Data were collected on baseline, after one and two months and they responded 2 questionnaires (Functional Assessment of Oswestry and Risk Assessment in Movement and Transfer Scale) and the Numeric Pain Scale.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 18
• Est. completion date: December 2010
• Est. primary completion date: November 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 21 Years to 58 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Voluntary participation in the study of employees with availability of time for submission to the sessions

2. Not be pregnant

3. Hold shift of at least 6 hours daily

4. Do not go on vacation or leave care during the study period

5. Reporting back pain self-reported or confirmed by medical diagnosis

6. Not having passed off due to back pain in past 6 months

7. Do not submit spondylolisthesis, disc herniation and sciatic pain self-reported or confirmed by medical diagnosis

8. Do not use anti-inflammatory drugs

9. Individuals that showed greater than 0 (zero) in the Numerical Pain Scale (10) Score higher than 15 on the Functional Assessment Questionnaire Oswestry

Exclusion Criteria:

• Employees who left the study or that lost more than one session

Study Design

Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Back Pain
• Low Back Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Massage
Massage Anmá: 7-8 sessions, twice per week, kneading and pressure points on the bladder meridian

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo	São Paulo	SP

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Sao Paulo

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Application of Massage for Low Back Pain in Nursing Staff	Effectiveness of massage in alleviating lower back pain through response to 2 questionnaires (Functional Assessment of Oswestry and Risk Assessment in Movement and Transfer Scale) and the Numeric Pain Scale.	two months	Yes

External Links

•   This is a field study, blind and clinical trial of Before and After kind, which aimed to verify the effectiveness of massage for occupational low back pain as well as to assess the influence of technique in performing work activities and lifestyles.