| Source of record | UK Trials |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN98406653 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 04/12/2007 |
| Local reference number(s) | NAPREC 97.053 |
| Public title | A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of massage for chronic pain |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Chronic non-malignant pain |
| Study hypothesis | Does massage for chronic non-malignant pain reduce pain and anxiety? |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Oxford Nursing and Allied Professions Ethics Committee (NAPREC) (ref: 97.053) |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | Patients aged 18 or over attending pain relief unit whose pain was described as moderate or severe. |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | 1. Non-English speakers
2. Taken analgesics within two hours prior to treatment |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/01/1998 |
| Anticipated end date | 31/12/2000 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 120 |
| Interventions | Intervention: 15 min massage
Control intervention: 15 min talk with a nurse about their pain |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | 1. Pain, assessed immediately after massage and 1, 2, 3 and 4 hours later using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the McGill Pain Questionnaire
2. Anxiety, assessed immediately after massage and 1, 2, 3 and 4 hours later by the short form Spielberg State-Trait Anxiety scale |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Overall rating of intervention by patient and observer (researcher), assessed by an interview after intervention (normally at 4 hours, however for some of the participants who dropped out of study the interview took place at a earlier timepoint) |
| Sources of funding | Oxfordshire Health Services Research Fund (UK) |
| Sponsor name | Royal College of Nursing Institute (UK) |
| Sponsor details | Whichford House
Building 1400
Parkway Court
Oxford Business Park
Oxford
United Kingdom
OX4 2JY |
| Sponsor website | http://www.rcn.org.uk |
| Contact name | Dr Kate Seers |
| Contact details | Whichford House
Building 1400, Parkway Court
Oxford Business Park
Oxford
United Kingdom
OX4 2JY |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN98406653 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
