Observational Study on the Patients With Pain Medications

Completed

• Conditions: Pain
• Interventions: Other: Observational pain control study

• Registration Number: NCT00771212
• Lead Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson Taiwan Ltd

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to describe the use of pain treatments in Taiwan, the demographics, clinical characteristics of patients requiring pain treatments, current treatments, outcomes of treatments and the reasons for changing pain medication during treatment.

Detailed Description

This is a Phase IV, multi-center, observational study to describe the use of pain treatments, the demographics, clinical characteristics of patients requiring pain treatments, current treatments, outcomes of treatments and the reasons for changing pain medication during treatment. The study is conducted in an effort to understand the status of pain control in Taiwan. Currently in Taiwan, there is no approved documentation showing the most effective standard medication for treatment of patients in pain. Observational study with no study medication administered.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-10
• Primary Completion: 2008-05
• Study Completion: 2008-05
• Study First Submitted: 2008-10-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-10-10
• Study First Posted: 2008-10-13
• Status Verified: 2014-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-05-22
• Last Update Posted: 2014-05-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2636

Inclusion Criteria

• Outpatients only
• Patients must have pain, previously treated with and without medication and have a VAS (Visual analogue scale) score recorded at the enrolment time
• Patient must have a VAS score >4

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who are receiving any investigational drug during the study
• Patients with known or suspected psychotic disease or mental retardation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
001	Observational pain control study	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To describe effective use of pain medications, describe demographics, clinical characteristics of patients requiring pain treatments, current treatments, outcomes of treatments and the reasons for changing pain medication during treatment in Taiwan	60 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Relief Rating Scale	60 days
Global Assessments (Patient/Investigator)	60 days
Sleeping quality Assessment	60 days