Deep Friction Massage for Intercostal Pain in Patients With Heart Disease

January 18, 2016 updated by: St. Olavs Hospital

Standard Heat-pack With or Without Deep Friction Massage for Intercostal Pain in Patients With Heart Disease

Studies show that chest pain is a common complaint presented in both general practice and in emergency units. Musculoskeletal causes are common, but frequently overlooked. No studies about treatment of chest pain from the intercostal muscles were found by search in medical literature databases. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of two different physical therapy interventions on intercostal pain in patients with stable heart disease.

The hypothesis was that deep friction massage combined with heat-pack is more effective than heat-pack only.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

29

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Norway
      • Trondheim, Norway
        • St Olavs University Hospital

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

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • increasing chest pain during a cardiac rehabilitation class
  • stable coronary disease
  • new re-vascularisation is not planned

Exclusion Criteria:

  • unstable coronary disease
  • not able to perform the study
  • abuse of drugs or alcohol
  • participating in other ongoing study

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: heat-pack with massage
deep friction massage and standard heat-pack given a maximum of 8 treatments
Other: heat-pack with massage
Active Comparator: heatpack only
standard heat-pack given a maximum of 8 treatments
Other: heat-pack only

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
pain
Time Frame: 3 months
Analogue Scale (VAS) 0 to 100, where 0 is no pain and 100 intolerable pains
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
quality of life
Time Frame: 3 months
Health-related Quality of life ( HRQL) was evaluated by the disease-specific instrument MacNew and the generic instrument SF-36
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

St. Olavs Hospital

Investigators

  • Study Director: Stig A Slørdahl, md prof, St Olavs University Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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 Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 28, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 28, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

March 4, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 20, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 18, 2016

Last Verified

January 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 066-03

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