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The effect of massage on sleep quality

comparison of effect of back massage for 10 or 20 minutes and verbal communication on sleep quality in elderly

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015052313850N3
Enrollment
93
Registered
2015-08-26
Start date
2015-04-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Sleep quality. Sleep disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Apply back massage by Effleurage technique which is one of the Swedish massage for the first group of intervention group.This massage is done with gliding of palms on the back of the f
Treatment - Other
Apply back massage by Effleurage technique which is one of the Swedish massage for the first group of intervention group.This massage is done with gliding of palms on the back of the first group of in
control group:there is no intervention in this group,only verbal communication about having a better sleep.
Apply back massage by Effleurage technique which is one of the Swedish massage for the second group of intervention group.This massage is done with gliding of palms on the back of the first group of i

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research of University of Social Welfare Sciences and Rehabilitation
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
60 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: inclusion criteria:60 year old men, sleep quality 5 or higher, not having any psychology disease, tendency to participate, exclusion criteria: Exacerbations of disease, not having tendency to continue the study, death

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sleep quality. Timepoint: Before intervention and 15 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh sleep quality index.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of daily nap. Timepoint: Before and 15 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh index.;Rate of Hypnotic drugs use. Timepoint: Before and 15 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh index.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHasan Khoshnou

Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences

h_khoshnou@yahoo.com+98 76 3366 6367

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026