Mechanical Massage Chair on Musculoskeletal Pain Improvement

Massage Therapy Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Mechanical Massage Chair on Musculoskeletal Pain Improvement for Endoscopists and Endoscopy Nurses

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04351477
• Other study ID #: 20200413
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: April 2020
• Source: Seoul National University Hospital
• Contact: Min-Sun Kwak, MD, PhD.
• Phone: 82-2-2112-5690
• Email: rasberry0309[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The effect of mechanical massage chair on musculoskeletal pain improvement for endoscopists and endoscopy nurses

Description:

Randomized, open-label, cross-over study

1. 1st phase Massage chair group (20 minutes/session, 3 sessions/week, 3 weeks), vs. control (no use of massage chair)

2. Wash-out period (9 weeks)

3. 2nd phase (cross-over) Massage chair group (20 minutes/session, 3 sessions/week, 3 weeks), vs. control (no use of massage chair)

• Msculoskeletal pain questionnaires (VAS, NDI, SPADI)

1) 1st phase: at baseline, 1.5 wk, 3 wk 2) 2nd phase: at baseline, 1.5 wk, 3 wk, 9wk after the end of treatment

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 25
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: April 30, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Endoscopists or endoscopic nurses working at Seoul National University Hospital Gangnam Center

Exclusion Criteria:

• Spine disease, skin disease, acute inflammation, electrical heart device, thromboembolism, fracture, osteoporosis, varicose vein

• Pregnancy

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Massage Therapy
• Musculoskeletal Pain

Intervention

Device:
• Massage chair
Mechanical massage chair

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Korea, Republic of	Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul National University Hospital	Seoul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Seoul National University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Korea, Republic of, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Visual analogue scale	range: 0-10 (0: no pain; 10: worst possible pain)	The change of VAS value at baseline, 1.5 week, 3 weeks during treatment, and 9 weeks after treatment
Secondary	Neck disability index (NDI)	range: 0-50 score (0: no pain or no disability, 50: worst pain or disability)	The change at baseline, 1.5 week, 3 weeks during treatment, and 9 weeks after treatment
Secondary	Shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI)	range: 0-100% (0: no pain or no disability, 100: worst pain or disability)	The change at baseline, 1.5 week, 3 weeks during treatment, and 9 weeks after treatment