Clinical trials: Massage Effect
Pain
Massage for Pain Relief During the Active Phase of Labor
The objective of this research is to evaluate the effect of massage therapy as a resource for pain relief during the active phase of labor.
- Trial name
- NCT01392053
- Testing
- Lumbosacral Massage
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
End Stage Kidney Disease (ESRD), Hemodialysis
Hand Reflexology for Fatigue and Anxiety in Hemodialysis Patients
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the efficacy of hand reflexology massage (HRM) in reducing fatigue and anxiety among adult patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis.
- Conditions
- End Stage Kidney Disease (ESRD), Hemodialysis, Anxiety, Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT07253831
- Testing
- Hand Reflexology Massage, Standard
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Kufa University
Cancer
Massage Therapy in Treating the Symptoms of Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancer
RATIONALE: Massage therapy may help relieve symptoms associated with cancer. It is not yet known which type of massage therapy is more effective in treating the symptoms of patients with cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00253708
- Testing
- management of therapy complications, massage therapy, pain therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Pain, Myofacial
Effects of Myofascial Massage and Patient-therapist Communication Levels on Shoulder Muscle Properties in Breast Cancer Survivors With Myofascial Pain
The objective of the proposed study is to assess how myofascial massage alters stiffness and microvascular perfusion of shoulder muscles and how these changes are influenced by patient-therapist interactions.
- Trial name
- NCT06679400
- Testing
- Massage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Premature Birth of Newborn
Effects of Massage Therapy to Induce Sleep in Preterm Infants
Premature infants sometimes require sedation to ensure minimal movement during diagnostic procedures such as MRIs. However, sedatives may produce adverse effects.
- Trial name
- NCT01354028
- Testing
- Massage therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Muscle Atrophy
Mechanisms Underlying Local and Systemic Effects of Massage
The purpose of this study is to determine whether massage can attenuate the loss of muscle mass in humans after a short period of disuse.
- Trial name
- NCT04131712
- Testing
- Massage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Esther Dupont-Versteegden