Pain Classification in Caregivers for Children With Cerebral Palsy

Completed

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Pain; Cerebral Palsy; Caregivers; Chronic Pain

• Registration Number: NCT04883489
• Lead Sponsor: Kutahya Health Sciences University

Brief Summary

The care of children with Cerebral Palsy is a process that continues for many years. Individuals who take care of them experience musculoskeletal pain due to the difficulties they experience and face pain that becomes chronic over time. For individuals who take care of children with CP, determining the types of chronic pain is important in order to clarify the classification criteria and for individuals to reach better living standards by tailoring the treatments they will receive. Therefore, the aim of the study is to determine the types of chronic pain in caregivers for children with cerebral palsy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-05-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-05-07
• Study First Posted: 2021-05-12
• Study Start: 2021-05-15
• Primary Completion: 2021-07-01
• Study Completion: 2022-01-01
• Status Verified: 2023-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-04-07
• Last Update Posted: 2023-04-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Having musculoskeletal pain complaints for the last 6 months or more
• experienced musculoskeletal pain or a sensitive disorder (like numbness, tingling, etc.) anywhere in body for which they stated a minimum score of 2 on a numeric pain rating scale
• pain that lasts at least 6 months
• To provide the documented diagnosis of Cerebral palsy of the child in the care of the participants.

Exclusion Criteria

• Having severe psychological illness
• Having a cognitive dysfunction
• Not participating in the assessment or submitting incomplete answers for questionnaires

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Numeric Pain Rating Scale	1 minute	The NPRS was used to assess the participants' pain levels. In the NPRS, patients are asked to verbally rate the severity of their pain on a scale. The scale is composed of 0 (no pain at all) to 10 (worst imaginable pain).
Margolis Pain Diagram	5 minute	The Margolis Pain Diagram, consists of a dorsal and a ventral drawing body, is used to assess the location and distribution of the pain. Participants will ask to point out the place where they experience pain during the preceding 4 weeks for at least 24 hours
Central Sensitization Inventory	10 minute	The Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) aims to evaluate symptoms thought to be associated with nociplastic pain. The CSI consists 25 items exploring emotional and somatic disorders associated with CS. Each response is scored from 0 to 4, yielding a total score of 0 to 100. A score of 40 or higher on the CSI means the presence of nociplastic pain.
Short Form 36	10 minute	The Short Form-36 (SF-36) is widely used to measurement of health related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaire. SF-36 is a 36-item generic self-administered instrument consisting of 8 subscales related to various aspects of HRQoL: physical functioning, physical role, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, emotional role, and mental health. The 8 subscales are scored from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better health status.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quantitative sensory test	10 minute	Quantitative sensory testing (QST) is a psychophysical method used to quantify somatosensory function in patients. In QST will be used various stimuli static thermal (thermotest), static mechanical ( a painter brush), pinprick (a calibrated pin) and vibration ( a tuning folk). QST will interrogate whether each stimulus is considered a sensory loss (negative sign) or sensory gain (positive sign or hyperalgesia).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

KutahyaHSU; 🇹🇷 Kutahya, Turkey