CutaStim: Reliability of a superficial stimulation electrode for pain sensitivity measurements

Completed

• Conditions: Chronische pijn, centrale sensitisatie; Chronic pain

• Registration Number: NL-OMON49880
• Lead Sponsor: Onderzoeksgroep Biomedical Signals and Systems (BSS), University of Twente

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 11 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Enrolled in a pain rehabilitation programme at Roessingh (Patients).
A signed, written informed consent. (Healthy controls and patients).
Age between 35 and 65 (Healthy controls and patients).

Exclusion Criteria

- Participants refusal during the study (Healthy controls and patients)
- Average pain intensity of last 7 days of <2 (Patients only)
- Language problems (Healthy controls and patients)
- Skin problems (Healthy controls and patients)
- Unable to undergo eQST measurement (Healthy controls and patients)
- Diabetes (Healthy controls and patients)
- Implanted stimulation devices (Healthy controls and patients)
- Pregnancy (Healthy controls and patients)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>* eQST: Electrical pain threshold (EPT) [mA]<br /><br>* Current pain: NRS of the current pain intensity.<br /><br>* Past pain: Average NRS of the past seven days.<br /><br>* Central Sensitization Symptoms: Central sensitization inventory (CSI) and<br /><br>central sensitization questionnaire (CSQ)<br /><br>* Neuropathic Pain symptoms: PainDETECT questionnaire (PD-Q)</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>* Patient characteristics (age, sex, BMI)<br /><br>* Current medication intake<br /><br>* ICD-code</p><br>