NCT05555082

Can Massage During One Year Improve Health in Health-care Providers Working in Hospital

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 25 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Linkoeping · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The overall aim of this pilot study is to investigate the effect, "feasibility" and experiences of regular massage over 12 months on the mental and physical health of healthcare professionals, as well as the frequency of layoffs, sick leave and reported patient safety risk cases, as well as health economics

Detailed description

A pilot and "feasibility" study with pre-post design. 50 health care professionals from the Medical Clinic, Vrinnevi Hospital in Norrköping are included. The participants perform 10 30 minute sessions of classic Swedish massage during 12 months by a certified masseur. Mental and physical health data is collected using questionnaires, blood and body weight. Data on layoffs, sick leave and patient safety risks are taken from the hospital's data register. Data regarding the participants' experience of receiving massages is collected during interviews.

Conditions

• Massage Therapy
• Health-care Workers
• Quality of Life
• Psychological Distress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Massage	10 times of 30 minutes Swedish classical Massage will be given monthly during one year. The massage will be give by a cerified masseur

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-11-20
• Primary completion: 2024-03-01
• Completion: 2024-03-01
• First posted: 2022-09-26
• Last updated: 2025-12-18
• Results posted: 2025-12-18

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Sweden