Pain Screening in Refugee Survivors of Torture

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain, Chronic
• Interventions: Other: Brief Pain Inventory Short Form

• Registration Number: NCT03018782
• Lead Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University

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.

Detailed Description

The research plan consists of three components:

1. The Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights will coordinate with the research team regarding eligible subjects.

2. Researchers will contact potential subjects utilizing interpreter services.

3. Interested participants will be scheduled for an appointment for an examination by a pain physician and to complete the Brief Pain Inventory.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-12-17
• Study Start: 2017-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-01-10
• Study First Posted: 2017-01-12
• Primary Completion: 2019-06-21
• Study Completion: 2019-06-21
• Status Verified: 2021-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-07-17
• Last Update Posted: 2021-07-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

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

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Exclusion Criteria

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

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Brief Pain Inventory Short Form	Brief Pain Inventory Short Form	Completes the Brief Pain Inventory Short Form

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of participants with chronic pain or pain syndromes as assessed by a non-invasive pain evaluation conducted by a pain physician	Day 1	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

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of participants with chronic pain or pain syndromes as assessed by the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Short Form	Day 1	Evaluate whether or not a validated pain screening tool can supplement the current standard protocols used in the assessment of survivors of torture.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Weill Cornell Medicine; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States