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| National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch | OTHER |
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This study investigated the effects of stripping massage (SM) on myofascial trigger points in the rhomboid after thoracoscopic surgery.
This study investigated the effects of stripping massage (SM) on myofascial trigger points in the rhomboid after thoracoscopic surgery. Sixty patients with chest pain after thoracoscopic surgery were randomized divided into two equal groups (A and B). Group A (n = 100) received conventional analgesics. Group B (n = 100) received SM twice daily in the active trigger points of the rhomboid for two weeks. The visual analogue scale, a pressure algometer, will be used to evaluate patients' pre- and post-treatment statuses.
This study will compare differences between the current traditional method (using analgesics) and the SM for rhomboid myofascial trigger points for post-thoracoscopic chest pain, and analyze the variables generated by the two different methods including demand time of analgesics, acceptance, and differences of visual analogue scale. The results of the study will use scientific data to prove which way is a good way to take into account of the relief of patient's chest pain.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| traditional treatment | No Intervention | received conventional analgesics. | |
| Stripping massage | Experimental | received SM twice daily in the active trigger points of the rhomboid for two weeks. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Stripping massage | Procedure | Stripping massage for rhomboid myofascial trigger points |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change From Baseline in Pain Scores on the Visual Analog Scale | differences of visual analogue scale. (score from mild 0 to severe 10) | baseline, 3 days, one weeks, two weeks, one month |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| demand time of analgesics | demand time of analgesics after thoracoscopic surgery | baseline, 3 days, one weeks, two weeks, one month |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Pei-Ming Huang, MD, Ph.D | Contact | +886-23123456 | 63509 | e370089@gmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Pei-Ming Huang, MD, Ph.D | National Taiwan University Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| National Taiwan University Hospital Research Ethics Committee | Recruiting | Taipei | 10002 | Taiwan |
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| ID | Term |
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| D002637 | Chest Pain |
| ID | Term |
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| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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treatment method and treatment group