Use of Guided Imagery for Functional Abdominal Pain in Children:

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Collaborator:

University of Arizona

Information provided by:

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00327548

First received: May 16, 2006

Last updated: October 4, 2006

Last verified: July 2002

History of Changes

Tracking Information

First Received Date ^ICMJE

May 16, 2006

Last Updated Date

October 4, 2006

Start Date ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Primary Completion Date

Not Provided

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Level of pain
number of days of pain
missed activities

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Same as current

Change History

Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00327548 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site

Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Current Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Original Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

Use of Guided Imagery for Functional Abdominal Pain in Children:

Official Title ^ICMJE

Treatment of Functional Abdominal Pain in Children:Evaluation of Relaxation/Guided Imagery and Chamomile Tea as Therapeutic Modalities

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of relaxation, with or without guided imagery, for treating children with functional abdominal pain. The study will evaluate a child's ability to decrease the amount of pain with these techniques to allow continuation of normal daily activities at home and at school. The hypothesis is that these relaxation techniques will help decrease reports of abdominal pain and improve levels of activity.

Detailed Description

Not Provided

Study Type ^ICMJE

Interventional

Study Phase

Phase 3

Study Design ^ICMJE

Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double-Blind

Condition ^ICMJE

Functional Abdominal Pain

Intervention ^ICMJE

Behavioral: guided imagery

Study Arm (s)

Not Provided

Publications *

Not Provided

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Completed

Enrollment ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Completion Date

Not Provided

Primary Completion Date

Not Provided

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

at least 3 episodes of abdominal pain over the previous 3 months normal complete blood count, sedimentation rate, urinalysis stable on current medications English speaking -

Exclusion Criteria:

unwillingness to participate chronic gastrointestinal disease cognitive-developmental delay major dissociative disorder

Gender

Both

Ages

5 Years to 18 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Not Provided

Contacts ^ICMJE

Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects

Location Countries ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Administrative Information

NCT Number ^ICMJE

NCT00327548

Other Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE

NIH 5P50-AT00008

Has Data Monitoring Committee

Not Provided

Responsible Party

Not Provided

Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Collaborators ^ICMJE

University of Arizona

Investigators ^ICMJE

Study Chair:

Fayez K Ghishan, MD

University of Arizona

Information Provided By

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Verification Date

July 2002

^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP

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