Pain Screening in Refugee Survivors of Torture

NCT03018782 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1608017472
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 25
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators are evaluating refugee torture survivors who are receiving services at the Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights. There are two research questions in this study: if the current standard of care results in the under or missed diagnosis of pain and pain syndromes, and if a validated pain screening tool can supplement the current standard protocol used in the assessments of survivors of torture.

Conditions

Pain, Chronic

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Number of participants with chronic pain or pain syndromes as assessed by a non-invasive pain evaluation conducted by a pain physician

  Evaluate whether or not current standard protocols for the assessment of survivors of torture result in under or missed diagnosis of pain and pain syndromes that are identifiable by a pain specialist physician

  Day 1

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Number of participants with chronic pain or pain syndromes as assessed by the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Short Form

  Day 1

Study Arms (1)

Brief Pain Inventory Short Form

OTHER

Completes the Brief Pain Inventory Short Form

Other: Brief Pain Inventory Short Form

Interventions

Brief Pain Inventory Short Form OTHER

Brief Pain Inventory Short Form

Brief Pain Inventory Short Form

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Men and women from any country over the age of 18
• refugees receiving services from the Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights

You may not qualify if:

• Have not experienced torture
• Subjects whose representative does not believe that they are a good candidate for the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Weill Medical College of Cornell University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Weill Cornell Medicine

New York, New York, 10016, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Kaur G, Weinberg R, Milewski AR, Huynh S, Mauer E, Hemmings HC Jr, Pryor KO. Chronic pain diagnosis in refugee torture survivors: A prospective, blinded diagnostic accuracy study. PLoS Med. 2020 Jun 5;17(6):e1003108. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003108. eCollection 2020 Jun.

  PMID: 32502219 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Gunisha Kaur, MD

  Weill Medical College of Cornell University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Eliana Weinstein, BS

  Weill Medical College of Cornell University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 17, 2016
• First Posted: January 12, 2017
• Study Start: January 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: June 21, 2019
• Study Completion: June 21, 2019
• Last Updated: July 20, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)