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Effects of a manual therapy technique on the stress of workers in the garment industry

Acute effects of limbic touch on stress experienced by workers in the garment industry - : Acute effects of limbic touch on stress experienced by workers in the garment industry

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-56yk9m
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-06-27
Start date
2018-01-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Hydrocortisone, Heart Rate, International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

Interventions

The Limbic Tap will be applied once in each of the participants of the Treated Group (GT) n = 25, with a duration of five minutes. The Limbic Tap will be performed in an active way by one of the resea
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Sponsors

Centro Universitário de Formiga
Lead Sponsor
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
29 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria were confection workers of the city of Candeias female aged between 20 and 50 years of any educational level with a daily workload of eight hours who agreed to participate voluntarily in the research and who have not used any type of medication in the last month except contraception.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The criteria for non-inclusion were confection workers who were pregnant or breastfeeding who were using or who used any non-contraceptive medication in the last month who did not achieve a minimum score of 13 points in the Mental State Mini Examination ( MMSE) if they are illiterate or 19 points are read. The exclusion criteria were those who did not feel well during the technique and those who for any reason wished to withdraw from the research regardless of the phase of the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To analyze the acute effects of limbic touch on the stress experienced by garment workers. Using the salivary cortisol collection method.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the levels of stress perceived by the worker before and after the limbic touch; using the method of salivary cortisol collection and application of a validated questionnaire (Occupational Stress Scale). To evaluate the variability of the heart rate before and after the limbic touch; using a special cardiofrequency meter (Polar Heart Monitor V800). To evaluate the relationship between the variables above at the end of the study; by means of statistical analysis.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactAndrei Pernambuco

Centro Universitário de Formiga

pernambucoap@ymail.com+55-037 999059495

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)