Stripping Massage After Thoracoscopy

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Chest Pain
• Interventions: Procedure: Stripping massage

• Registration Number: NCT04716816
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

This study investigated the effects of stripping massage (SM) on myofascial trigger points in the rhomboid after thoracoscopic surgery.

Detailed Description

This study investigated the effects of stripping massage (SM) on myofascial trigger points in the rhomboid after thoracoscopic surgery. Sixty patients with chest pain after thoracoscopic surgery were randomized divided into two equal groups (A and B). Group A (n = 100) received conventional analgesics. Group B (n = 100) received SM twice daily in the active trigger points of the rhomboid for two weeks. The visual analogue scale, a pressure algometer, will be used to evaluate patients' pre- and post-treatment statuses.

This study will compare differences between the current traditional method (using analgesics) and the SM for rhomboid myofascial trigger points for post-thoracoscopic chest pain, and analyze the variables generated by the two different methods including demand time of analgesics, acceptance, and differences of visual analogue scale. The results of the study will use scientific data to prove which way is a good way to take into account of the relief of patient's chest pain.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2021-01
• Study Start: 2021-01-17
• Study First Submitted: 2021-01-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-01-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-19
• Study First Posted: 2021-01-20
• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-22
• Primary Completion: 2021-12-31
• Study Completion: 2021-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Chest pain with visual analogue scale larger than 3 after thoracoscopic surgery

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Exclusion Criteria

• bleeding tendency

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Stripping massage	Stripping massage	received SM twice daily in the active trigger points of the rhomboid for two weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change From Baseline in Pain Scores on the Visual Analog Scale	baseline, 3 days, one weeks, two weeks, one month	differences of visual analogue scale. (score from mild 0 to severe 10)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
demand time of analgesics	baseline, 3 days, one weeks, two weeks, one month	demand time of analgesics after thoracoscopic surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital Research Ethics Committee; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan