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Deep Friction Massage for Intercostal Pain in Patients With Heart Disease

NCT01803529 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 29

Last updated 2016-01-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Heart Diseases
  • Pain

Interventions

OTHER

heat-pack with massage

OTHER

heat-pack only

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Olavs Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stig A Slørdahl, md prof · St. Olavs University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-10-31
Primary Completion
2008-09-30
Completion
2009-10-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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