Use of Guided Imagery for Functional Abdominal Pain in Children:

This study has been completed.

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City University of Arizona
Information provided by:	Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00327548

Purpose

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	Intervention	Phase
Functional Abdominal Pain	Behavioral: guided imagery	Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics: Abdominal Pain

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment
Official Title:	Treatment of Functional Abdominal Pain in Children:Evaluation of Relaxation/Guided Imagery and Chamomile Tea as Therapeutic Modalities

Further study details as provided by Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Level of pain
number of days of pain
missed activities

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	5 Years to 18 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both

Criteria

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

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00327548

Sponsors and Collaborators

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

University of Arizona

Investigators

Study Chair:

Fayez K Ghishan, MD

University of Arizona

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	NIH 5P50-AT00008
Study First Received:	May 16, 2006
Last Updated:	October 4, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00327548
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Signs and Symptoms
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
Abdominal Pain
Pain

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009