The Effect of Massage on the Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System and Markers of Inflammation in Night Shift Workers: a Pilot Randomized Crossover Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shift 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.

Setting

This trial was conducted at British Columbia Children's and Women's Hospital between February 2014 and June 2016.

Participants

Included participants were generally healthy medical residents and were working rotating night shifts on a regular basis.

Research design

This was a randomized, controlled, crossover, open-label trial (NCT02247089).

Interventions

Participants received either a 30-min massage intervention or reading control after

SUBMITTER: Fazeli MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7454237 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature