A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of massage for chronic pai
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic non-malignant painSigns and Symptoms
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN98406653
- Lead Sponsor
- Royal College of Nursing Institute (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Patients aged 18 or over attending pain relief unit whose pain was described as moderate or severe.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Non-English speakers
2. Taken analgesics within two hours prior to treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Pain, assessed immediately after massage and 1, 2, 3 and 4 hours later using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the McGill Pain Questionnaire <br>2. Anxiety, assessed immediately after massage and 1, 2, 3 and 4 hours later by the short form Spielberg State-Trait Anxiety scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Overall rating of intervention by patient and observer (researcher), assessed by an interview after intervention (normally at 4 hours, however for some of the participants who dropped out of study the interview took place at a earlier timepoint)