Perceptions of Massage Therapists Participating in a Randomized Controlled Trial

Dreusicke, Mark; Keever, Teresa; Ali, Ather

doi:10.3822/ijtmb.v8i3.278

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“…At the same time, massage can also improve the flexibility of the knee joint, increase the tension of the muscles around the knee arthrosis, and thus improve the functional state of the knee joint [1]. In a randomized controlled study by Adam I. Perlman et al [14], 68 patients with KOA who had been confirmed by radiography were divided into two groups, one taking standard Swedish massage and the other gaining usual care as a control group. The final results showed that the group adopting massage treatment had obvious enhancements in WOMAC scores, functional retention, pain reduction and stiffness, while there were statistically obvious distinctions between the intervention group and the usual care group.…”

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Research progress in the treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

2023

BIO Web Conf.

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Osteoarthritis in the knee is a disease that is chronic and degenerative. It occurs more frequently between the elderly and the obese populations, and the prevalence rate of women is higher than that of men. With the accelerated aging of the population, the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis has also increased, which has brought greater pressure to the patients themselves and society. In recent years, although through the efforts of researchers, there have been a variety of treatment methods for knee osteoarthritis in the clinic, researchers have not yet found a complete cure for knee osteoarthritis. This paper introduces the research status of therapeutic modalities, exercise therapy and traditional therapy in the therapy of knee osteoarthritis by investigating previous research, aiming to promote the level of knee osteoarthritis therapy.

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Research progress in the treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

2023

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Model structure for protocol adherence utilizing a manualized therapeutic massage intervention

Larson

Kinkead

Edwards

et al. 2018

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

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Background The Protocol Training and Assessment Model (Model) was developed through collaboration between Emory University School of Medicine and Atlanta School of Massage to minimize intra- and inter-therapist variability for two research massage therapist (rMT) applied intervention arms in the Massage for Cancer-Related Fatigue (MCRF) early-phase study. The Model was followed to maintain and assess protocol integrity for the study’s manualized Swedish massage therapy (SMT) and light touch (LT) interventions. Methods The Model includes initial rMT training, quarterly retraining sessions, accessible resources (scripts, treatment guides, weekly research personnel meetings), and ongoing monitoring. Model efficacy was assessed by monitoring data collected at retraining sessions, through audio recording review, and through subject and rMT reporting. Results Model application resulted in a high level of intervention consistency throughout the study. Protocol-related session comment rate by subjects was 2.7%. Few study participants reported intra-rMT or inter-rMT treatment delivery differences. Observation during retraining sessions indicated massage therapists continued to adhere to protocols. Importantly rMTs increased their participation beyond core duties, suggesting additional ways to standardize subject treatment experience. Conclusions Through systematic application of the Protocol Training and Assessment Model, continuous and collaborative quality improvement discussions between scientists and research massage therapists resulted in reliable, standardized SMT and LT interventions for the MCRF early-phase study. Future research can apply the Model to support and assess consistent rMT-delivered intervention applications.

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A Commentary on the Role of Randomized Controlled Trials in Massage Therapy

Baskwill

2017

IJTMB

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Some massage therapists (MTs) view research as a way to demonstrate to other healthcare professionals (OHPs) that massage therapy is safe and effective and should be an integral part of patients’ health care. This desire for credibility through research, however, requires studies that are acceptable to medical professionals. Therefore, researchers have begun to study massage therapy, primarily using randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Many of the RCTs of massage therapy, rather than proving efficacy, have been met with criticism, including their lack of reproducibility and lack of a suitable control. The belief that RCTs will save the profession of MT, or any health care practice, by proving treatments work, is unfounded. Evidence hierarchies suggest that practitioners should accept the results of RCTs, or the systematic review of RCTs, as the gold standard for efficacy research. Privileging one methodology over another does not use the benefits of the multiple approaches to research available. Researchers should consider whether there are other methodologies that allow for rigorous investigation of massage therapy in a way that would be useful for stakeholders of this research. It is only through research that is rigorously and authentically conducted that the credibility of massage therapy will be established.

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Perceptions of Massage Therapists Participating in a Randomized Controlled Trial

Cited by 4 publications

References 18 publications

Research progress in the treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

Research progress in the treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

Model structure for protocol adherence utilizing a manualized therapeutic massage intervention

A Commentary on the Role of Randomized Controlled Trials in Massage Therapy

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