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The Effect of a Psychosensory Therapy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Joint Replacement Surgery
Interventions
Procedure: Dummy Movements
Procedure: Psychosensory Therapy
Registration Number
NCT02765932
Lead Sponsor
NYU Langone Health
Brief Summary

This is a prospective study looking at the impact of psychosensory therapy and how it can diminish pain and consumption of pain medications. The primary study objective is to evaluate the change in Visual Analogue Score (VAS) score assessing for pain from Baseline, every day of inpatient stay, 7 days after leaving hospital (via phone), and 3 months post-op(via phone) and to correlate the psychosensory therapy and overall use of pain medications/narcotics.

Detailed Description

The study will aim to enroll 50 subjects. 25 subjects will receive placebo therapy which will be dummy movements while the other 25 will receive psychosensory therapy. The treatment group will involve a touch technique called havening.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient undergoing joint replacement surgery (Hip and Knee Only)
  • Patient is willing to participate in pre- and postoperative surveys
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients who have undergone joint replacement surgeries
  • History of Chronic Narcotic Use (more than 30mg morphine dose)
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Placebo TherapyDummy MovementsDummy Movements
Psychosensory TherapyPsychosensory TherapyWill involve touch technique, havening.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in pain from baseline using Visual Analogue Score (VAS)Baseline and 7 Months

Measures level of Pain pre and post treatment.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

New York University School of Medicine

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New York, New York, United States

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