Massage After Surgery To Help Treat Post-Operative Pain
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Purpose
Postoperative pain is often undertreated. Although studies have demonstrated that many patients experience a substantial degree of unrelieved pain following operative procedures and that this pain can increase the incidence of serious complications, the management of discomfort continues to be suboptimal. Narcotic analgesia is the mainstay of acute postoperative pain management but patient, clinician, and institutional barriers often limit the effectiveness of drug treatment. Furthermore, pharmacologic interventions alone may not address all the factors involved in the conscious experience of pain. Massage is a complementary or adjunctive medical technique that has been used for thousands of years. Yet there is scant research related to the use of massage therapy in postoperative pain management. Used in tandem with pharmacologic treatments, massage may have the potential to substantially improve acute pain relief.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
|
Postoperative Pain |
Procedure: massage treatment |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Acute Post-Operative Pain Management Using Massage As Adjuvant Therapy |
- Post-operative pain intensity and pain unpleasantness over 5 days post-surgery [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Anxiety, activity levels, function [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 300 |
| Study Start Date: | February 2003 |
| Study Completion Date: | June 2005 |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
| Arm 1 | Procedure: massage treatment |
Show Detailed Description Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Veterans undergoing major surgery with an incision that is greater than or equal to 8 cm in length
Exclusion Criteria:
Blindness, rash or skin lesions on the back, unable to read, florid psychosis
Contacts and Locations| United States, Michigan | |
| VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System | |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48106 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Daniel B. Hinshaw, MD | VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System |
| Principal Investigator: | Dolores F. Cikrit, MD | Richard Roudebush VA Medical Center |
More Information
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00057148 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | IIR 01-197 |
| Study First Received: | March 27, 2003 |
| Last Updated: | April 18, 2013 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Keywords provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:
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massage therapy pain management post-surgical complementary therapy |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Pain, Postoperative Postoperative Complications Pathologic Processes Pain Signs and Symptoms |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013