The Effect of a Psychosensory Therapy

Joint Replacement Surgery Clinical Trial

Official title: The Effect of a Psychosensory Therapy on Post-Op Pain in Hip and Knee Surgery: A Randomized Study

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a prospective study looking at the impact of psychosensory therapy and how it can diminish pain and consumption of pain medications. The primary study objective is to evaluate the change in Visual Analogue Score (VAS) score assessing for pain from Baseline, every day of inpatient stay, 7 days after leaving hospital (via phone), and 3 months post-op(via phone) and to correlate the psychosensory therapy and overall use of pain medications/narcotics.

Clinical Trial Description

The study will aim to enroll 50 subjects. 25 subjects will receive placebo therapy which will be dummy movements while the other 25 will receive psychosensory therapy. The treatment group will involve a touch technique called havening. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Joint Replacement Surgery

• NCT number: NCT02765932
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: New York University School of Medicine
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2016
• Completion date: March 5, 2018