Completed

Standard Heat-pack With or Without Deep Friction Massage for Intercostal Pain in Patients With Heart Disease

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What is being tested

heat-pack with massage

+ heat-pack only

Other
Who is being recruted

Cardiovascular Diseases+3

+ Neurologic Manifestations

+ Signs and Symptoms

From 18 to 80 Years
+7 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Interventional
Study Start: October 2003
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Summary

Principal SponsorSt. Olavs Hospital
Last updated: January 20, 2016
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Study start date: October 1, 2003

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

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.

NCT01803529
Principal SponsorSt. Olavs Hospital
Last updated: January 20, 2016
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

29 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 80 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Cardiovascular DiseasesNeurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsHeart DiseasesPain

Criteria

3 inclusion criteria required to participate
increasing chest pain during a cardiac rehabilitation class
new re-vascularisation is not planned
stable coronary disease
4 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
abuse of drugs or alcohol
not able to perform the study
participating in other ongoing study
unstable coronary disease

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
deep friction massage and standard heat-pack given a maximum of 8 treatments

Group II

Active Comparator
standard heat-pack given a maximum of 8 treatments

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

St Olavs University Hospital

Trondheim, NorwayOpen St Olavs University Hospital in Google Maps
CompletedOne Study Center