Effects of Prophylactic Massage Therapy on Pain Tolerance and Threshold
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 14
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in Pain Tolerance
研究概览
简要总结
Therapeutic massage has been thought to reduce anxiety and increase relaxation in human patients.This study is meant to determine the immediate effects of therapeutic massage on pain tolerance and threshold.
详细描述
Patients participated in two trials of a pain stimulus test that measured pain threshold and pain tolerance. One trial was titled "Massage Protocol" and the other, "No-Massage Protocol." During the "Massage Protocol," they received a therapeutic massage to the forearm before participating in the pain stimulus test. During the "No-Massage Protocol" they did not receive a massage before participating in the pain stimulus test. Their pain threshold and tolerance for both trials were compared against each other. Each patient was randomized as to which protocol they participated in first.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Basic Science
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 45 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •generally healthy
排除标准
- •cold allergy
- •Raynaud's disease
- •cryophobia
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Pain Tolerance
时间窗: Approximately 3 minutes
Pain tolerance is measured as using the Cold Pressor Test. It is calculated as the amount of time elapsed between submersion of the hand in cold water and removal due to intolerance of the stimulus. Data will be reported as the change in pain tolerance between massage and no massage.
Change in Pain Threshold
时间窗: Approximated 3 minutes
Pain threshold is measured using the Cold Pressor Test. It is calculated as the amount of time elapsed between submersion of the hand in cold water and the first report of pain. Data will be reported as the change in pain threshold between massage and no massage.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Kyle Knight
Principal Investigator
University of Kentucky