COVID-19 and Its Effects on Chronic Pain Patients

NCT04715815 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: REC.63-359-8-1
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 30
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• 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.

  January to December 2021

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• To explain how the COVID-19 affects chronic pain patients' psychological status.

  January to December 2021

Interventions

No intervention (only interview) OTHER

Interview

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients aged 18 years and older who have chronic pain for at least 3 months' duration.

You may qualify if:

• Patients with chronic pain who have been under the health care service of the pain clinic of Songklanagarind hospital.
• Chronic pain patients are patients with persistent pain for at least 3 months. Pain can be from any etiologies.
• The expected number of interviwees for this in-depth interview is 30 or until the gathered interview data are saturated.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who are not willing to participate this study and have time for an in person 'in-depth interview'.
• Patients who are not influence in Thai language.
• Patients who are physically or mentally too ill to participate this study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Prince of Songkla University: lead

Related Publications (1)

• Wolf MS, Serper M, Opsasnick L, O'Conor RM, Curtis L, Benavente JY, Wismer G, Batio S, Eifler M, Zheng P, Russell A, Arvanitis M, Ladner D, Kwasny M, Persell SD, Rowe T, Linder JA, Bailey SC. Awareness, Attitudes, and Actions Related to COVID-19 Among Adults With Chronic Conditions at the Onset of the U.S. Outbreak: A Cross-sectional Survey. Ann Intern Med. 2020 Jul 21;173(2):100-109. doi: 10.7326/M20-1239. Epub 2020 Apr 9.

  PMID: 32271861 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Sasikaan Nimmaanrat, MD

  Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Sasikaan Nimmaanrat, MD

CONTACT

+66887907842; snimmaanrat@yahoo.com.au

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Primary Investigator, Head of Pain Clinic, Clinical Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 15, 2021
• First Posted: January 20, 2021
• Study Start: February 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2021
• Study Completion: June 1, 2022
• Last Updated: January 29, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-01