NCT01937897

Unilateral Massage as a Potential Treatment for Depression

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 12 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Arizona · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In depression, EEG studies have shown frontal asymmetry with relatively lower activity in the left hemisphere. In this study a moderate pressure massage will be conducted by a trained professional on one of the following conditions: the right side of the body, the left side of the body, or both sides of the body (a traditional massage on the back of the body) while EEG measurements of brain activity are recorded and mood ratings are obtained.

Conditions

• Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Bi-lateral massage	Unilateral massage on the left side of the body.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-07-01
• Primary completion: 2014-02-01
• Completion: 2014-02-01
• First posted: 2013-09-10
• Last updated: 2014-02-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States