Efficacy of Energy Therapy in the Management of Chronic Pain and Associated Medical Condition in Children and Adolescents.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 100
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- P-VAS validated questionnaire
研究概览
简要总结
Paediatric and adolescent patients with chronic pain associated with their medical condition will be invited to participate in this study. Most patients for this study will be recruited from gastroenterology and hepatology clinics at KCH. Therefore the rationale for the study is primarily with consideration of each of these medical conditions all with the common symptom of chronic pain. Inflammatory bowel disease disorders(IBD), such as Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) all experience chronic pain. however children with DGBI do not have an underlying specific lesion causing the pain. The chronic pain is the disease. In addition to this Chronic pancreatitis in children and adolescents can cause severe pain.
All of these groups of patients suffer with chronic pain and this can result in failure to thrive and have a negative impact on quality of life.
There is a need for further development of a non - pharmacological approach to support these patients with their symptoms of pain and in turn improve quality of life.
This study is designed to evaluate the benefits of a complementary natural therapy for paediatric and adolescent patients registered at King's College Hospital, with a diagnosis of a disease or disorder with associated symptoms of chronic pain. The age group is 5-18 years old.
The therapy to be evaluated is an energy therapy (Pranic Healing). This therapy is non -invasive, non- touch, non- pharmacological and natural. The study will assess the benefits these patients experience with their symptoms of pain after 8 weeks of weekly energy therapy sessions each session is 30 minutes and 3 visits each 4 weeks apart.
Qualitative and Quantitative data will be collected and evaluated.
详细描述
Primary Objective:
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate how effective a complementary therapy, Energy Therapy (Pranic Healing) is for children and adolescents that experience chronic pain.
Secondary Objective:
To evaluate efficacy of this energy therapy in reduction in clinical symptoms/pathology associated with the child's / adolescent's medical condition causing the chronic pain.
Longitudinal, experimental qualitative and quantitative research project. Non-pharmacological, non- invasive, natural complementary therapy.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 5 Years 至 18 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Registered patients at King's College Hospital Male and Female 5-18 years old Symptoms of chronic pain associated with medical condition
排除标准
- •Under 5 years of age and older than 18 years No symptoms of pain
研究组 & 干预措施
Efficacy of Energy Therapy - Pranic Healing with chronic pain
Energy therapy - Pranic Healing to be applied for 8 weeks weekly and 3 times 4 weeks apart for relief of chronic pain
干预措施: Energy Therapy - Pranic Healing (Other)
Efficacy of Energy Therapy - Pranic Healing - with linked medical condition
Energy Therapy - Pranic Healing protocol for linked medical condition applied for 8 weeks weekly and 3 times 4 weeks apart , relevant BT/Urine sample /stool sample 4 weeks apart to evaluate changes.
干预措施: Energy Therapy - Pranic Healing (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
P-VAS validated questionnaire
时间窗: 20 weeks
reduction in symptoms of chronic pain with Energy therapy
次要结局
- stool samples/urine samples and blood tests(Patient will have 8 weeks of treatment - 1 x week and 3 reviews 4 weeks apart)