Chinese-Cantonese Version of Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire Validation

NCT02513251 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: UW15-013
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 241
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Pain is defined as "An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage." In particular, chronic pain has significant impact on health care cost and socio-economic aspects of the society. It is clear that the development of effective chronic pain management is paramount in reducing the significant socio-economic burden of this common healthcare problem. One of the difficulties in measuring outcomes in chronic pain patients is the subjective nature of pain. The McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) was developed in 1975 with the aim of quantifying the subjective pain experiences of patients. Since then it has become one of the major assessment tools in evaluation of chronic pain patients during the course of treatments. The Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) developed in 1987 has further refined pain descriptors into "sensory" and "affective" domains, and incorporating the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for easier administration in hospitals and clinics. The validity and reliability of both the original English and translated versions of MPQ and SF-MPQ have been well demonstrated. The latest version of Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ-2) included descriptive terms for neuropathic pain which expanded the scope of coverage on chronic neuropathic pain patients. It has also been evaluated in cancer pain patients. Translated versions of SF-MPQ-2 showed good reliability and validity. Therefore the investigators devised this study to (1) translate SF-MPQ-2 into Traditional Chinese-Cantonese (C-SF-MPQ-2) suitable for use in Hong Kong patients, (2) examine the validity, reliability and psychometric properties of this translated version in Hong Kong patients.

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• C-SF-MPQ-2 score

  2 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Case group

Chronic pain patient

Other: Chronic pain

Interventions

Chronic pain OTHER

Chronic pain patients would complete the Traditional Chinese-Cantonese version of Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire

Case group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Chronic pain patients from the Pain Clinic in Queen Mary Hospital

You may qualify if:

• Native Chinese-Cantonese speaker
• Aged 18 or above
• Presence of chronic pain for more than 3 months
• Able to understand, read and write Traditional Chinese
• Mentally capable to give informed written consent
• Ability to complete the questionnaires

You may not qualify if:

• Non-native Chinese-Cantonese speaker
• Aged below 18
• Unable to read or write Traditional Chinese
• Presence of chronic pain for less than 3 months
• Mentally incapable to give informed written consent
• Unable to complete the questionnaires
• Patients who require active pain treatment and / or intervention within 2 weeks after the initial consultation
• Voluntary withdrawal from study at any stage

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Hong Kong: lead

Study Sites (1)

Deaprtment of Anaesthesiology, The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Chi Wai Cheung, MBBS, MD

  The University of Hong Kong

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 29, 2015
• First Posted: July 31, 2015
• Study Start: July 31, 2015
• Primary Completion: May 31, 2021
• Study Completion: July 31, 2023
• Last Updated: May 16, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Locations

CN (1)