Cohort Profile: Older People with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Hong Kong

There was no funding support for this study.1 site in 1 country1,912 target enrollmentStarted: February 1, 2019Last updated: July 27, 2020

Trial Snapshot

Phase: Unknown
Status: Recruiting
Sponsor
Enrollment: 1,912
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)- Chinese

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Study Overview

Brief Summary

The aims of this prospective cohort are to study the health profiles of older people with chronic MSK pain, and its longitudinal relationships with various physical and psychosocial health problems. The study will also evaluate the potential impact of chronic MSK pain on healthcare utilization, quality of life and mortality.

Study Design

Study Type: Observational

Eligibility Criteria

Ages: 60 to — (—)
Sex: All

Inclusion Criteria

•aged ≥ 60 years old;
•present with MSK pain, defined as regional pain (joints, limbs, back, neck), with degenerative conditions such as osteoarthritis, or musculoskeletal complaints that fall under the chronic primary pain classification of the International Classification of Disease-11 (ICD-11) and (iii) with pain that persists or recurs ≥ 3 months according to the definition by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP).

Exclusion Criteria

•No specific exclusion criteria will be adopted, although participants should have the ability to walk to the survey site, report data and understand and sign an informed consent form.

Arms & Interventions

Population

self-report assessment

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)- Chinese

Secondary Outcomes

Demographics (Age, gender, marriage, living status, employment, receiving of social welfare scheme)
The 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) - Chinese
The 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)- Chinese
Use of health services
Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) - Chinese
The EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D) for health-related quality of life measurement - Chinese
The 5 item FRAIL Scale
The 5-item Sarcopenia Assessment (SARC-F)
Lawton's Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL)
Alcohol use
Tobacco use
Western Ontario McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)- Chinese
Foot and ankle ability measure (FAAM)-Chinese
Ronald Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ) - Chinese
The Quick- DASH – Chinese
Neck Disability Index
Weight, height and BMI
Handgrip strength
Gait speed
Bioimpedance analysis(muscle mass)

Investigators

Sponsor

There was no funding support for this study.

Study Sites (1)

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