Use of Guided Imagery for Functional Abdominal Pain in Children:

• Sponsor: Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT00327548
• Collaborator: University of Arizona (Other)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief 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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Functional Abdominal Pain	Behavioral: guided imagery	Phase 3

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double
• Official Title: Treatment of Functional Abdominal Pain in Children:Evaluation of Relaxation/Guided Imagery and Chamomile Tea as Therapeutic Modalities

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Level of pain []

2. number of days of pain []

3. missed activities []

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 5 Years to 18 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All

Inclusion Criteria:

at least 3 episodes of abdominal pain over the previous 3 months normal complete blood count, sedimentation rate, urinalysis stable on current medications English speaking -

Exclusion Criteria:

unwillingness to participate chronic gastrointestinal disease cognitive-developmental delay major dissociative disorder

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Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
• University of Arizona

Investigators

• Study Chair: Fayez K Ghishan, MD, University of Arizona

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00327548
• Other Study ID Numbers: NIH 5P50-AT00008
• First Posted: May 18, 2006
• Last Update Posted: Oct 5, 2006
• Last Verified: Jul 1, 2002

• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Abdominal Pain

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 5, 2006