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Clinical Trials/NCT00327548
NCT00327548
Completed
Phase 3

Treatment of Functional Abdominal Pain in Children:Evaluation of Relaxation/Guided Imagery and Chamomile Tea as Therapeutic Modalities

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City0 sitesMay 18, 2006

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Functional Abdominal Pain
Sponsor
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Primary Endpoint
Level of pain
Status
Completed
Last Updated
19 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of relaxation, with or without guided imagery, for treating children with functional abdominal pain. The study will evaluate a child's ability to decrease the amount of pain with these techniques to allow continuation of normal daily activities at home and at school. The hypothesis is that these relaxation techniques will help decrease reports of abdominal pain and improve levels of activity.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
May 18, 2006
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
19 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • at least 3 episodes of abdominal pain over the previous 3 months normal complete blood count, sedimentation rate, urinalysis stable on current medications English speaking -

Exclusion Criteria

  • unwillingness to participate chronic gastrointestinal disease cognitive-developmental delay major dissociative disorder

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Level of pain

number of days of pain

missed activities

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