Table 3.

STRICT-M analysis

	Percentage (N)
1. Massage Rationale
a. Reasoning for treatment provided	62.7% (42)
b. Extent to which treatment varied	59.7% (40)
2. Details of Massage Technique
a. Name and description of massage technique	98.5% (66)
b. Details of intervention using terms	56.7% (38)
c. Location of massage	82.1% (55)
d. Amount of time spent massage each location	34.3% (23)
e. Description of pressure	52.2% (35)
f. Response sought	22.4% (15)
3. Treatment Regimen Related to Dosing
a. Number of treatment sessions over what time	89.6% (60)
b. Time frame (total duration)	83.6% (56)
c. Frequency	67.2% (45)
d. Duration of each treatment	74.6% (50)
4. Other Components of Treatment
a. Details of massage-related interventions	76.9% (10 out of 13)
b. Massage equipment	–
c. Setting	43.3% (29)
5. Practitioner Background
a. Type of practitioner	95.5% (64)
b. Qualifications	14.9% (10)
6. Control or Comparator Interventions
a. Rationale for control	32.8% (22)
b. Name and description of control	89.6% (60)
c. Number of control sessions	52.2% (35)
d. Time frame (total duration)	52.2% (35)
e. Frequency	41.8% (28)
f. Duration of each treatment	49.3% (33)