Chronic Pain Diagnosis and Treatment in Torture Survivors
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Pain, Pain, Chronic
In brief
The goal Aim 1 of this investigation is to characterize the diagnosis of chronic pain in torture survivors. The investigators hypothesize that using a validated pain screen to supplement the existing United Nations Istanbul Protocol can improve the ability to detect pain from 15% to 90% in this study population. Investigators will test this hypothesis by conducting a prospective, blind comparison to gold standard study. The goal of Aim 2 is to evaluate the acceptability of somatic pain treatment using qualitative interviews of torture survivors. The goal of Aim 3 is to assess the feasibility of recruiting and retaining participants in a digital pain program over six months.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04629963
- Run by
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- People needed
- 100
- Starts
- 2021-01-14
- Expected to finish
- 2026-01-19
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-31
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- ≥ 18 years old
- Survived torture as defined by the World Medical Association
- Consented to being contacted by our research team
You may not qualify if…
- Non-tortured refugees seeking asylum through T visas (trafficking), U visas (victims of violence in the US), Violence Against Women Act (VAMA), and Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJ)
- Pregnant women
- (Aim 2)
- Inclusion Criteria:
- ≥ 18 years old
- Survived torture as defined by the World Medical Association
- Chronic pain as per Aim 1 findings
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Non-tortured refugees seeking asylum through T visas (trafficking), U visas (victims of violence in the US), Violence Against Women Act (VAMA), and Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJ)
- Pregnant women
- (Aim 3): Inclusion Criteria
- ≥ 18 years old
- Survived torture as defined by the World Medical Association
- Chronic pain as per Aim 1 findings
- Personal smartphone
- Exclusion Criteria
- Non-tortured refugees seeking asylum through T visas (trafficking), U visas (victims of violence in the US), Violence Against Women Act (VAMA), and Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJ)
- Pregnant women
- Planned move within 6 months
Where it is running
- Bellevue/New York University Program for Survivors of Torture — New York, New York, United States
- Mount Sinai Human Rights Program — New York, New York, United States
- Columbia University Human Rights Initiative and Asylum Clinic — New York, New York, United States
- Weill Cornell Medicine — New York, New York, United States
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