Stripping Massage After Thoracoscopy

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study investigated the effects of stripping massage (SM) on myofascial trigger points in the rhomboid after thoracoscopic surgery.

Detailed Description
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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.

Official Title
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Pain Relief Following Stripping Massage for Rhomboid Myofascial Trigger Points After Thoracoscopic Surgery

Conditions
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Chest Pain

Intervention / Treatment
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* Procedure: Stripping massage


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Chest pain with visual analogue scale larger than 3 after thoracoscopic surgery Exclusion Criteria: bleeding tendency

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 20 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| No Intervention: traditional treatment<br>received conventional analgesics. | |
| Experimental: Stripping massage<br>received SM twice daily in the active trigger points of the rhomboid for two weeks. | Procedure: Stripping massage<br>* Stripping massage for rhomboid myofascial trigger points<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| demand time of analgesics | demand time of analgesics after thoracoscopic surgery | baseline, 3 days, one weeks, two weeks, one month | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Chest pain; Stripping massage; thoracoscopy; trigger points