A qualitative exploration of the lived experience of chronic pain in individuals with a spinal cord injury

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Spinal cord injury; Spinal cord injury and pain, Musculoskeletal, Neuropathic Pain, General Healthcare

• Registration Number: ISRCTN01886640
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Buckingham (UK)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-04-22
• Last Update Posted: 18 April 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria were developed to be relevant to the research question, rather than to be representative of the population, as suggested by Willig, C. (2001). Introducing qualitative research in psychology: Adventures in theory and method. Buckingham: Open University Press.

Current inclusion criteria as of 23/08/2013:
1. Participants with a spinal cord injury must be inpatients of at least 6 months or outpatients of The National Spinal Injuries Center, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury
2. All participants both male and female must be over 18 years of age and sufferers of chronic pain for 6 months or longer. There is no upper age limit
3. Due to the fact that in depth interviews will be carried out, sufficient understanding of English must be held by all participants

Original inclusion criteria:
1. Participants with a spinal cord injury must be outpatients of The National Spinal Injuries Center, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury
2. All participants both male and female must be over 18 years of age and sufferers of chronic pain for 6 months or longer. There is no upper age limit
3. Due to the fact that in depth interviews will be carried out, sufficient understanding of English must be held by all participants

Exclusion Criteria

1. Participants with cognitive impairment or mental illness
2. Participants with articulation difficulties and an insufficient understanding of English
3. Any respondents with any other long term health condition that may affect the experience of pain, or be the cause of chronic pain (as opposed to the spinal injury)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Superordinate themes identified from transcripts that identify the key aspects of the pain experience in individuals with a spinal cord injury.<br><br>Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis will be used in order to find the outcome themes.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Subordinate themes will provide superordinate themes with detail and content.