Massage Therapy for HIV-positive People : Effects on Anxiety, Depression, Hyperventilation and Quality of Life

N/ACompletedNCT02535429

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain28 enrolled

Overview

Massage therapy during 1 month and evaluation of depression, hyperventilation, anxiety and quality of life

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * HIV-positive diagnosis Exclusion Criteria: * musculoskeletal disorders

Clinique universitaire Saint-Luc

Brussels, Belgium

Anxiety measured by Hospital anxiety and depression scale

Time frame: 5 minutes

Depression measured by Hospital anxiety and depression scale

Time frame: 5 minutes

Hyperventilation measured by NIJMEGEN questionnaire

Time frame: 5 minutes

quality of life measured by World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire

Time frame: 10 minutes

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