Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Complementary Therapies Delivered Via Mobile Technologies
Lead Sponsor:
University of San Francisco
Collaborating Sponsors:
Fulbright
Conditions:
Acute Pain
Anxiety
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of complementary therapies delivered via mobile technologies have a therapeutic effect on surgical patients' anxiety, pain, and self-efficacy in h...
Detailed Description
Patients scheduled for same-day surgery (SDS) often experience state anxiety, which may result in increased perceptions of pain and lower self-efficacy in healing. Complementary therapies (CT), such a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age range 18-75-years
- English or Icelandic speaking
- Cognitively alert and oriented to person, place, time, and situation
- Intact visual and auditory senses
Exclusion
- History of substance abuse
- Chronic pain lasting more than six months
- Use of narcotic medication for more than six months
- Major psychiatric disorders
- Taking prescribed medications for thought disorders
- Having ophthalmology and/or auditory surgery or impairments
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
105 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02236455
Start Date
March 1 2012
End Date
December 1 2012
Last Update
September 10 2014
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Landspítala
Reykjavik, Iceland, 101