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Pilot Study: Relaxation and Guided Imagery in Hispanic Persons Diagnosed With Fibromyalgia

NCT00512590 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 14

Last updated 2007-08-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this pilot study was to test the effects of a 10-week relaxation and guided imagery intervention on pain perception, functional status, self-efficacy and levels of distress in Hispanic adults diagnosed with fibromyalgia.

Conditions

  • Fibromyalgia
  • Pain
  • Functional Status
  • Self-Efficacy
  • Distress

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Relaxation and Guided Imagery

The intervention consisted of 3 relaxation and guided imagery audiotapes used in a proscribed order for 6 weeks and used in any order for weeks 7 through 10. Protocol: Tape 1: Basic Relaxation used for weeks 1 and 2. Tape 2: Pleasant Scene Imagery to elicit sensory involvement for enhanced sense of overall well-being; used for weeks 3 and 4. Tape 3: End-State Imagery designed to facilitate improved symptom management; used for weeks 5 and 6. Any of the tapes used as often as desired but at least once daily for weeks 7 to 10.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

    collaborator OTHER

  • American Nurses Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Florida International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Victoria Menzies, PhD, APRN-BC · Florida International University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-04-30
Completion
2006-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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