Relaxation Guided Imagery for Treatment of Pain in Parkinson's Disease
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Relaxation guided imageryBehavioral: Relaxing music
- Registration Number
- NCT01865097
- Lead Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
- Brief Summary
Parkinson's disease patients may have severe non-motor symptoms. A common and troublesome non-motor symptom is pain. Currently these symptoms are treated with medication with limited success. Our study aims to determine whether relaxation guided imagery can alleviate pain in Parkinson's disease patients.
- Detailed Description
Parkinson's disease patients with severe pain without dementia will participate in this study aimed to examine a possible beneficial effect of relaxation guided imagery on pain. This will be a phase I, controlled, single blind and randomized efficacy study in 2 parallel groups. The study will include a baseline assessment of pain severity where after the intervention group will undergo relaxation guided imagery and the control group will listen to relaxing music. After these relaxation session patients will receive a CD with either relaxation guided imagery or relaxing music to listen to at home. Pain severity will be recorded for the following 6 weeks.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
- Patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease suffering from significant pain.
- Dementia
- Hearing impairment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Relaxation guided imagery Relaxation guided imagery - Relaxing music Relaxing music -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain scores on the visual analog scale 6 weeks Numeric rating scale after relaxation guided imagery as compared with baseline
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The brief Pain Inventory 6 weeks The brief Pain Inventory after relaxation guided imagery as compared with baseline