Behavioral Indicators of Pain:Tool Development With Concurrent and Construct Validity
Completed
- Conditions
- Pain
- Registration Number
- NCT00208052
- Lead Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
- In-patients with Pain diagnosis
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Exclusion Criteria
- Unable to talk and or understand basic instructions
- Under age 18 or over age 75
- Receiving pain medications regularly
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
VA Medical Center
🇺🇸Cincinnati, Ohio, United States