Massage Therapy
Conditions
Keywords
EMMA, Expert Manipulative Massage Automation, Massage Therapy, EMMA@TREATMENT
Brief summary
The objective of this study is to evaluate the practicality and acceptability of using an electronic massager. Additionally, it aims to compare user satisfaction between the experience with an electric massager and a massage provided by a professional massage therapist.
Detailed description
This study is being done to understand how practical and acceptable EMMA, an electronic massage device, is, and the satisfaction of the EMMA massage compared to massage therapy given by a certified massage therapist. Participants will also be asked to have two massages, one given by EMMA and another delivered by a massage therapist. The order in which participants will receive each massage will be determined by randomization.
Interventions
For the EMMA massage, the subject lies down on the robot platform in a prone position. A therapist sets the robot parameters. The EMMA electronic massager applies massage to the focus points on the back of the participants guided by cameras and computer programs. Treatment lasts approximately 20-30 minutes.
OTHERTherapist-delivered massage
For the therapist-delivered massage treatment, the licensed massage therapist will follow standard of care protocol. Treatment lasts approximately 20-30 minutes.
Sponsors
Mayo Clinic
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Two different massage therapies will be experienced by subjects: EMMA electronic massage and massage therapy by a massage therapist. The order in which the massages will be experienced will be determined by randomization.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age 18 years or older * Ability to provide informed consent * Women of childbearing potential who self-report not being pregnant and agree to employ an effective method of birth control (surgical sterilization or oral contraceptives, barrier method with spermicides, intrauterine device, etc.) during the study period * Ability to complete all aspects of this trial
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Patients with inability of staying in a prone position * Patients with bleeding disorders * Patients with a current diagnosis of cancer or being treated for cancer * Patients with allergies and/or local skin affectations * An unstable medical or mental health condition as determined by the physician investigator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients enrolled | Duration of study, approximately 2 years | Feasibility will be determined by the total number of patients screened in order to accrue the 40 needed to complete the study. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORBrent Bauer, MD
Mayo Clinic
Outcome results
None listed