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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| heat-pack with massage | Experimental | deep friction massage and standard heat-pack given a maximum of 8 treatments |
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| heatpack only | Active Comparator | standard heat-pack given a maximum of 8 treatments |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| heat-pack with massage | Other |
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| heat-pack only |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| pain | Analogue Scale (VAS) 0 to 100, where 0 is no pain and 100 intolerable pains | 3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| quality of life | Health-related Quality of life ( HRQL) was evaluated by the disease-specific instrument MacNew and the generic instrument SF-36 | 3 months |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Stig A Slørdahl, md prof | St. Olavs Hospital | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Olavs University Hospital | Trondheim | Norway |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26770781 | Result | Berg AT, Stafne SN, Hiller A, Slordahl SA, Aamot IL. Physical therapy intervention in patients with non-cardiac chest pain following a recent cardiac event: A randomized controlled trial. SAGE Open Med. 2015 Apr 16;3:2050312115580799. doi: 10.1177/2050312115580799. eCollection 2015. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D010146 | Pain |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D008405 | Massage |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D064746 | Therapy, Soft Tissue |
| D026201 | Musculoskeletal Manipulations |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |