THERAPEUTIC TOUCH IN TREATMENT OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

治疗性触摸治疗腕管综合症

• 批准号: 6264440
• 负责人: ROBERT BLANKFIELD
• 金额: $ 1.92万
• 依托单位: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-12-01 至 1999-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6264440
• 关键词: alternative medicine; carpal tunnel syndrome; clinical research; human subject; human therapy evaluation; neural conduction; physical therapy

The proposed study seeks to use carpal tunnel syndrome as a model system to test whether or not Therapeutic Touch (TT) actually has a physiological effect upon the tissues of the body. Unlike virtually every other pain syndrome, there is an objective correlate to the subjective symptoms of discomfort in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. This study utilizes a randomized, single blind, cross over experimental design. Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome will undergo median nerve conduction measurements before and after a series of weekly treatments with therapeutic touch. In order to control for the possibility that something other than therapeutic touch is responsible for the changes in the nerve conduction measurements, patients will undergo a series of "sham" treatments either before or after the TT. GCRC nurses will provide both "TT" sessions and "sham" sessions.

这项拟议中的研究旨在使用腕管综合征作为一个模型系统，以测试治疗触摸（TT）是否真的对身体组织产生生理影响。 与几乎所有其他疼痛综合征不同，腕管综合征患者的主观不适症状与客观相关。 本研究采用随机、单盲、交叉实验设计。 腕管综合征患者将在每周一次的治疗性触摸治疗前后进行正中神经传导测量。 为了控制治疗触摸以外的东西导致神经传导测量结果变化的可能性，患者将在TT之前或之后接受一系列“假”治疗。 GCRC护士将提供“TT”会议和“假”会议。