Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01803529
Deep Friction Massage for Intercostal Pain in Patients With Heart Disease
Standard Heat-pack With or Without Deep Friction Massage for Intercostal Pain in Patients With Heart Disease
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 29 (actual)
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 80 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
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.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | heat-pack with massage | |
| OTHER | heat-pack only |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2003-10-01
- Primary completion
- 2008-09-01
- Completion
- 2009-10-01
- First posted
- 2013-03-04
- Last updated
- 2016-01-20
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Norway
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01803529. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.