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Effect of psychoregulative massage therapy on pain and depression in patients with chronic and / or somatoform back pain. A randomized controlled trial.

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
M54
F45
Dorsalgia
Somatoform disorders
Registration Number
DRKS00006876
Lead Sponsor
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle Wittenberg
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
66
Inclusion Criteria

Back pain diagnosis according to ICD-10: M54-and F45-
* Back pain since more than 6 months
* Age 18-75 years
* Voluntary participation in the study
* Sufficient knowledge of the German language to understand the questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria

* The possibility of the selfdecision to the participation is not given
* Inflammatory illnesses
* Open injuries of the skin
* A running pension procedure

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Intensity of pain on the visual Analogously scale and pain dimensions (Hamburg pain adjective list = HSAL), as well as the degree of the Depression (BDI-II). In each case measured after 5 and 10 treatments, as well as after 3 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Bodily functions, activities and participation of the patient measured with the Oswestry Disability index (ODI) after 5 and 10 treatments, as well as after 3 months and drug taking behaviour measured using a drug diary - evaluation period the first day to 3 months after ending of the intervention.
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