An observational study in Chronic Pain, sponsored by Prince of Songkla University. Status unknown. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-01-29.
Sponsored by Prince of Songkla University · Observational
Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage. Many factors can affect pain and its severity.
This study aims to explore how the COVID-19 affects chronic pain patients in terms of pain in general, intensity of pain, desire for pain treatment including follow up visits and pain medication refills as well as sleep.
Research question
What are the effects of the COVID-19 on chronic pain patients in terms of pain and pain management?
Conceptual framework
The COVID-19 is a novel emerging infectious disease which has unimaginable and unbelievable large scale distressing effects worldwide.
Up to date, there is no study which aims to evaluate the effects of the COVID-19 on chronic pain patients in terms of pain and pain management. The previous survey in patients focused on the worrisome of them for getting this infection and their confidence in their government to control the COVID-19 situation in the US.
Materials and methods
This study is an in-depth interview. The in-depth interview is the principal method to collect qualitative data by setting up open-ended questions beforehand. Patients who are interviewed, can express their attitudes freely. This method is flexible which words, sentences and questions can be adjusted to suit each interviewee (participant). The process consists of active and intentional listening as well as ask on an in-depth basis. All conversations during the in-depth interview are tape-recorded.
2,930 studies on the registry are indexed under Chronic Pain; 701 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 126 across 688 observational studies indexed under Chronic Pain.
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Patients aged 18 years and older who have chronic pain for at least 3 months' duration.
Exclusion Criteria:
Interview
To explain how the COVID-19 affects chronic pain patients in terms of pain and pain management.
An in-depth interview will be conducted to find out how the COVID-19 affects chronic pain patients. The investigators will measure pain intensity and sleep disturbance level by using an 11-point numerical rating scale where 0 means that the patient's pain condition is not affected by the COVID-19 and 10 means that the patient's pain condition is maximally affected. The higher the score is the worse.
Time frame: January to December 2021
To explain how the COVID-19 affects chronic pain patients' psychological status.
An in-depth interview will be performed to find out how the COVID-19 affects the psychological aspect of chronic pain patients. The level of anxiety and stress will be measured using the 11-point verbal numerical rating scale where 0 means that the patient's psychological status is not affected by the COVID-19 and 10 means that the patient's psychological status is maximally affected. The higher the score is the worse.
Time frame: January to December 2021
No study locations are listed for this record.
Plan to share: Undecided — IPD will be shared upon request.
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