Use of Guided Imagery for Functional Abdominal Pain in Children:

October 4, 2006 updated by: Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

5 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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

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Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Level of pain
number of days of pain
missed activities

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Collaborators

University of Arizona

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Fayez K Ghishan, MD, University of Arizona

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 16, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 16, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

May 18, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 5, 2006

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 4, 2006

Last Verified

July 1, 2002

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NIH 5P50-AT00008

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