NCT01663909

Pain Management Using Guided Imagery for Adolescents Post-spinal Fusion

The Efficacy of Guided Imagery on Pain, Anxiety, and Coping for Adolescents Post-spinal Fusion

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: St. Justine's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 11 Years – 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Surgery to correct scoliosis (spinal fusion)generates a severe pain intensity rending pain management a complex task. Several studies have found out that pharmacological interventions alone were not enough to provide optimal pain management for these patients. The investigators developed a DVD on guided imagery, customized for teenagers, to help them cope better with their pain. The investigators believe that this type of intervention combined with their usual analgesic medication will help them to control their pain and foster rehabilitation.

Conditions

• Pain
• Scoliosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Guided imagery intervention	A 30-min DVD was developed which included general information on pain management as well as a section on guided imagery using sounds and images.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-05-01
• Primary completion: 2011-09-01
• Completion: 2011-12-01
• First posted: 2012-08-13
• Last updated: 2012-08-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada