ArticleInternational journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork2020
The Effect of Massage on the Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System and Markers of Inflammation in Night Shift Workers: a Pilot Randomized Crossover Trial.
Article in International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02247089 (The Effect of Massage Therapy to Control Night Shift Related Stress), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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The Effect of Massage Therapy to Control Night Shift Related Stress: A Pilot Prospective Randomized Crossover Trial
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundShift work is a necessary part of many industries; however, it can have detrimental effects on health over time. PURPOSE: This study investigated the effect of a massage intervention on the cardiac autonomic activity and blood inflammatory markers of healthy medical residents working night shifts.
settingThis trial was conducted at British Columbia Children's and Women's Hospital between February 2014 and June 2016.
participantsIncluded participants were generally healthy medical residents and were working rotating night shifts on a regular basis. RESEARCH
designThis was a randomized, controlled, crossover, open-label trial (NCT02247089).
interventionsParticipants received either a 30-min massage intervention or reading control after consecutive periods of night shift.
main outcome measuresThe primary outcome was high frequency, a proxy for the cardiac parasympathetic activity, measured via heart rate variability. Secondary outcomes included other heart rate variability measures, blood markers of inflammation, and blood pressure.
resultsTwelve participants were recruited (nine female) with median age of 28 years. There was no significant difference between the massage intervention and the reading control for the primary outcome, (median relative change between pre- and postmassage [interquartile range]: 62% [-1 to 150], pre- and postreading: 14% [-10 to 51],
conclusionThis pilot study found no statistically significant difference between the massage intervention and the reading control; however, we did observe a significant increase in median high frequency from before massage to after massage, indicative of increased parasympathetic activity. This study may help inform planning of larger trials evaluating massage interventions on the activity of the autonomic nervous system and managing shift work stress.
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