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Clinical Trials/NCT00208052
NCT00208052
Completed
N/A

Behavioral Indicators of Pain:Tool Development With Concurrent and Construct Validity

US Department of Veterans Affairs1 site in 1 country10 target enrollmentJanuary 2004
ConditionsPain

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Pain
Sponsor
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Enrollment
10
Locations
1
Status
Completed
Last Updated
20 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of the pilot study is to validate an assesment tool to be used in the assessment of pain in the verbal, congitively intact patient. The ultimate goal is to be able to validate this tool in the non-verbal/cognitively impaired patient.

Detailed Description

Patinets will be observed for 2 six hour periods. Patients will be videotaped; every 10 minutes: EMG reading will be obtained; hourly - vital signs, pain score and saliva cortisol from "spit" will be obtained.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
January 2004
End Date
July 2005
Last Updated
20 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • In-patients with Pain diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria

  • Unable to talk and or understand basic instructions
  • Under age 18 or over age 75
  • Receiving pain medications regularly

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

Study Sites (1)

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