Status:
COMPLETED
Efficacy of Myofascial Pain Syndrome Treatment in Patients With Cancer in Palliative Care
Lead Sponsor:
University of Sao Paulo
Conditions:
Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Palliative Care is active holistic care offered to people who are in intense suffering related to their health, resulting from a serious life-threatening illness, with a focus on improving the quality...
Detailed Description
This is a clinical trial designed as a comparative, randomized, single-blinded intervention study. Patients will be recruited from wards and radiotherapy sector of the Ribeirão Preto Clinical Hospital...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants that
- accomplish the Travel and Simons' diagnostic criteria for myofascial pain syndrome,
- have pain intensity on visual analog scale of 5 or more,
- have performance status on the Karnofsky Performance Status scale of 30 or more.
Exclusion
- Use of high dose anticoagulants (RNI above the therapeutic range);
- Patients with hemorrhagic diathesis;
- Patients with moderate to severe dementia syndrome;
- Patients with diagnosis of acute confusional state during the follow-up;
- Occurrence of clinical complication or intervention that could compromise the reevaluation of pain in the following days (for example, undergoing a surgical procedure or nerve block) or death.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 17 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 17 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04703803
Start Date
August 17 2020
End Date
May 17 2022
Last Update
April 25 2023
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Laís Araujo Dos Santos Vilar
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, 14048900