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Effects of Complementary Therapies Delivered Via Mobile Technologies

NCT02236455 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 105

Last updated 2014-09-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of complementary therapies delivered via mobile technologies have a therapeutic effect on surgical patients' anxiety, pain, and self-efficacy in healing reports before, following, and at 10-day follow-up.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Audio Relaxation Technique

Audio relaxation technique created by an Icelandic Registered Nurse.

BEHAVIORAL

Medical Music Intervention

Audio recordings of non-lyrical relaxing music

BEHAVIORAL

Nature Therapy without Music

Nature videos of the mountains, desert, Icelandic scenery, and ocean were provided via iPads for surgical patients

BEHAVIORAL

Nature Therapy with Music

Nature videos of the mountains, forest, Icelandic landscape, and the ocean were provided via iPads for surgical patients

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fulbright

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of San Francisco

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Margaret M Hansen, Ed.D. · University of San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Iceland

Study Locations

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Diseases

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