Objective Pain Score for Chronic Pain Clinic Patients

Completed

Conditions studied: Chronic Pain

In brief

Currently, there is no observational pain scale for use in the outpatient setting for adult patients. An observational pain scale can allow for objective measurement of pain in patients over time and after treatment without the bias associated with self-report. Currently chronic pain patients are asked to rate their pain many times throughout their care, often over years. This introduces a bias in reporting as a pain a person is currently experiencing will seem more severe then a remembered pain event. A behavioral pain scale would allow for an objective measurement of pain that is reliable across multiple raters and comparable over time, which can help in judging the success of pain treatments.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT02882971
Run by: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
People needed: 99
Starts: 2016-10-01
Expected to finish: 2017-11-01
Last updated by the study team: 2019-02-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

Adults age 18-75
Patients able to self-report their pain using a validated pain scale
Patients of the chronic pain clinic who will be receiving a pain treatment procedure
English speaking
Received and signed a consent to participate in the study

You may not qualify if…

Pregnant and lactating women
Patient with chronic malignant pain
Patients less than 18
Patient older than 75
Patients with dementia
Non-English speaking patients
Patients unable to do a self-report pain scale
Uncontrolled psychiatric conditions
Uncontrolled substance abuse issues
Patient's lost to follow-up
Patients who don't wish to participate

Where it is running

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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