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Use of Guided Imagery for Functional Abdominal Pain in Children:

NCT00327548 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2006-10-05

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Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Functional Abdominal Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

guided imagery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Arizona

    collaborator OTHER

  • Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fayez K Ghishan, MD · University of Arizona

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

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