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
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Level of pain
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number of days of pain
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missed activities
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Collaborators
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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