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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) |
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Information provided by: | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00060619 |
This study will evaluate a new model for assessing and treating migraine and recurrent abdominal pain in children. The model combines behavioral techniques such as relaxation training with biologic components such as thermal biofeedback.
Condition | Intervention |
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Migraine Abdominal Pain |
Behavioral: thermal biofeedback Behavioral: relaxation training Behavioral: cognitive coping skills Behavioral: parent education |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Treatment of Recurrent Pain Syndromes in Children |
Estimated Enrollment: | 180 |
Study Start Date: | May 1999 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | June 2004 |
Recurrent pain syndromes (RPS) are relatively common in pediatric populations. Two of the most common types of RPS are recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) and migraine. Similar patterns of pain are described in children with RAP and migraine, and similar factors (particularly stress) may initiate both types of RPS.
This study will assess a new biobehavioral model for evaluating and treating children with RPS. This model relates precipitating, intervening, and functional status factors in chronic and recurring pain in children. The model proposes that stress is a precipitant of pain. This study will evaluate the model in children who receive therapy for RPS that is based on stress management strategies. The therapy includes relaxation training, cognitive coping skills training, thermal biofeedback, and parent education. It will be compared to a control treatment program of hand-cooling biofeedback and supportive therapy.
Consenting participants will be randomized to receive either biobehavioral therapy or control therapy. Participants will have 6 study visits over the course of 2 months. The first study visit is an evaluation visit; the remaining five study visits are treatment visits. Participants will be followed for 24 months and will be asked to complete mail-in forms at Months 3, 6, 12, and 24.
Participants will be recruited through local pediatricians, pediatric neurologists, and pediatric gastroenterologists. Brochures about the study will be sent to these physicians to pass on to their patients informing them about the study. Children in the control group will be recruited through Children's Hospital outpatient clinics.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 7 Years to 17 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
United States, Massachusetts | |
Pain Treatment Service, Children's Hospital | Recruiting |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115 | |
Contact: Lisa Scharff, Ph.D. 617-355-2470 lisa.scharff@tch.harvard.edu | |
Contact: Clorinda Schenck 617-355-8973 clorinda.schenck@tch.harvard.edu |
Principal Investigator: | Lisa Scharff, Ph.D. | Harvard University |
Study ID Numbers: | 5R01HD38647-3 |
Study First Received: | May 8, 2003 |
Last Updated: | June 23, 2005 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00060619 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Migraine Functional abdominal pain Biofeedback Psychological assessment |
Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms, Digestive Abdominal Pain Migraine Disorders Headache Central Nervous System Diseases |
Headache Disorders, Primary Pain Brain Diseases Recurrence Headache Disorders |
Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms, Digestive Migraine Disorders Abdominal Pain Nervous System Diseases |
Central Nervous System Diseases Headache Disorders, Primary Pain Brain Diseases Headache Disorders |