Occupational Injuries Clinical Trial
Official title:
Massage Therapy and the Well-Being of Police Officers
Verified date | July 2017 |
Source | Academy Canada |
Contact | Whiteway |
Phone | 7092828712 |
awhiteway[@]grenfell.mun.ca | |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
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.
Status | Not yet recruiting |
Enrollment | 6 |
Est. completion date | December 2017 |
Est. primary completion date | December 2017 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | N/A and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Police Officers preferable working on the street within the St. John's area Exclusion Criteria: - Civilians |
Country | Name | City | State |
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n/a |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Alanah Whiteway |
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Muscular Imbalances | 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 | |
Primary | Postural Dysfunctions | 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 | |
Primary | Range of Motion | 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 | Stress Levels | 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 | |
Secondary | Sleep Quality | 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 | |
Secondary | Mental Wellness | 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 |
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