Does massage during a long operation reduce pain in the recovery period?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: on-surgical site pain; Signs and Symptoms; Pain

• Registration Number: ISRCTN04980611
• Lead Sponsor: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-07-18
• Study Completion: 2009-11-01
• Last Update Posted: 5 January 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

Women over the age of 18 years undergoing delayed deep inferior epigastric perforators (DIEP) and trans-rectus abdominis muscle (TRAM) breast reconstructive surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who are unable to give full consent or do not wish to take part in the trial
2. Chronic pain patients requiring medication for their condition
3. Patients with allergies or contra-indications to the analgesics or anaesthetic drugs stated in the protocol

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified