Effect of Guided Imagery on Patients With Chronic Pain Related to Spinal Cord Injury

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Pain
• Interventions: Behavioral: Pleasant guided imagery; Behavioral: Pain diary

• Registration Number: NCT00678548
• Lead Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

Chronic pain after spinal cord injury in or below the level of injury is a common problem and can be severe.

The purpose of our study is to investigate the effect of pleasant guided imagery on spinal cord injured patients with chronic pain in or below the level of injury.

Detailed Description

The study is a controlled simple blind randomized prospective study. Subjects who live in Trøndelag ( Norway) and who have a traumatic or non traumatic spinal cord injury with chronic pain in or below the level of injury will be included in the study.

Assessments: Pain will be measured with NRS(numeric pain rating scale) and BPIQ (Brief pain intervention questionnaire), anxiety and depression with BDI and BAI (Beck's depression and anxiety inventory) and quality of live with SF36 health survey.

The subjects will be randomized in a treatment and control group. One group will use daily for four weeks a CD with a pleasant guided imagery, the other group will write a short pain diary.

The NRS will be registered daily and the other assessments before and after the interventions.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2008-05-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-05-14
• Study First Posted: 2008-05-15
• Study Start: 2008-10
• Primary Completion: 2009-03
• Study Completion: 2009-03
• Status Verified: 2015-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-04-07
• Last Update Posted: 2015-04-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• Traumatic and non traumatic SCI (spinal cord injury) persons in Trøndelag (Norway)

Exclusion Criteria

• Not sufficient knowledge of the Norwegian language, cancer, serious cognitive impairment, abuse or dependence of alcohol, narcotics or analgesics and dissociative disorder

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
guided imagery	Pleasant guided imagery	CD
pain diary	Pain diary	Pain diary

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity	four weeks	as measured by a numerical rating scale (daily) and Brief pain questionnaire (BPI) (baseline and after 4 weeks)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
BDI, BAI and SF36	pre and postintervention