Investigation of the Relationship of Pain Perception and Pain Belief With Age in People With Chronic Lack Pain

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Pain; Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Other: Survey1; Other: Survey3; Other: Survey2

• Registration Number: NCT05997368
• Lead Sponsor: Uskudar University

Brief Summary

This study was planned to investigate the relationship between pain perceptions and pain beliefs of individuals in different age groups with chronic low back pain and symptom severity.

Detailed Description

The study will be conducted as an observational descriptive and cross-sectional research. Participants will be recruited after the purpose and content of the research are explained by the researchers, their written consent is read, and the volunteers who agree to be included in the study are given their written consent. The data collection process was carried out face-to-face and via a Google Forms survey over the internet, and will be conducted with the participants face-to-face and online. In the study; The pain beliefs questionnaire (PBQ), the centrality of pain scale (COPS) and the numerical rating scale (NRS-11) will be used.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-08-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-08-10
• Study First Posted: 2023-08-18
• Status Verified: 2023-09
• Study Start: 2023-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-09-02
• Study Completion: 2023-09-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-09-29
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 210

Inclusion Criteria

• having low back pain for at least the past three months
• be between the ages of 18-79.

Exclusion Criteria

• Those outside the age limit of 18-79 and illiteracy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
young group	Survey1	Participants aged 18-39
elderly group	Survey3	Participants aged 57-79
middle-aged group	Survey2	Participants aged 40-56

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The numeric rating scale - NRS-11	2 weeks	When using the NRS-11, patients are asked to rate their pain on a scale of 0 to 10; where using integers (11 integers including zero) 0 represents "no pain" and 10 represents "worst possible pain". Based on prior studies and clinical experience of use, pain screening scores NRS-11 scores as mild (1-3) are classified as moderate (4-6) or severe (7-10).
The centrality of pain scale - COPS)	2 weeks	It is a short 10-item self-report scale designed to assess the centrality of pain. COPS scores are significantly correlated with the clinician's assessment of individual-reported pain severity, disability, mental health, quality of life, and how well the patient's pain is controlled. Each item is rated on a five-point Likert scale. It is a 10-item questionnaire (1: strongly disagree, 2: disagree, 3: neither agree nor disagree, 4: agree, 5: strongly agree). Items 2, 4 and 9 are evaluated in reverse. The resulting value is the sum of all item scores. Higher scores indicate more "central" pain. The highest possible score is 50 and the lowest possible score is 10.
The pain beliefs questionnaire - PBQ	2 weeks	Two subtests of the test were created: the 8-item Organic Beliefs subtest and the 4-item Psychological Beliefs subtest. The item numbers of both subtests are listed as follows: Organic Beliefs: items 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, Psychological Beliefs: Items 4, 6, 9, 12. The test takers are asked to indicate the most appropriate one for the participants from 6 options ranging from 1st "never" to 6th "always". The marked scores range from 1 to 6 for each item. The score collected for each subtest is calculated by taking the items in that subtest and summing them up and dividing the numbers by the number of items related to that subtest. An increase in the value calculated from the sub-dimension of the scale indicates that the belief in pain belonging to the sub-dimension is high, and a decrease in the value indicates low pain belief in the sub-dimension.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Üsküdar Unıversıty; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey