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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
The first 74 patients wanting to participate are randomly assigned to 2 groups: relational- touch or relational. Inclusion criteria are : patients with chronic pain; age \>65y and informed consent. Where patients had mental impairment the family's agreement is solicited. The regional Ethics Committee agreement was granted. The intervention consists of 6 Relational versus Relational- Touch sessions (twice a week) .Evaluation takes place after the second, 4th and 6th sessions and in the 4th week following the intervention. The main outcome is the pain reduction.
The primary outcome measure is the pain reduction according to the DOLOPLUS scale and the VRS; the secondary outcomes measures are : patient's participation rate; pain related symptoms variation; overall benefit.
Age
65–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Age \>65 y
Chronic pain \> 3 months
Follow up 4 weeks
Patient's speak french
Patient's or representative's agreement to participate and to the informatics treatment of the data
