NCT03235206

Massage Therapy and the Well-Being of Police Officers

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 6 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Alanah Whiteway · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Occupational Problems
• Occupational Injuries
• Occupation-related Stress Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Massage Therapy	This study will compare surveys taken before the participants began their massage treatments, and after 12 one hour massages. These surveys will judge sleep quality, stress levels, and mental health during varying days in the participants work cycle. It will also compare a postural assessment and range of motion testing done before the first treatment and after the last.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-09-01
• Primary completion: 2017-12-01
• Completion: 2017-12-01
• First posted: 2017-08-01
• Last updated: 2017-08-02