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Pain Catastrophizing and Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3(RAPID3) in Ten Categories of Rheumatology Outpatients

Completed
Conditions
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Spondyloarthritis
Inflammatory Rheumatisms
Systemic Disorders
Registration Number
NCT03306784
Lead Sponsor
Nantes University Hospital
Brief Summary

Fulfilling by all patients consequently seen by 6 rheumatologists in a same outpatient rheumatology clinic (in at least one month period) of a set of 6 questionnaires, including RAPID3 and pain catastrophizing scales.

Detailed Description

Fulfilling by all patients (seen by 6 rheumatologists in a same outpatient rheumatology clinic from a university French hospital in at least one month period) of a set of 6 questionnaires including a RAPID3 score (Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3) and pain catastrophizing scale, as well as Pain detect and Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale questionnaires (HAD) , in ten predefined categories of disorders: rheumatoid arthritis; any spondyloarthritis; other inflammatory rheumatisms or systemic disorders; osteoarthritis of the upper part of the body; osteoarthritis of the lower part of the body; back pain and/or radiculalgia; bone disorders, including osteoporosis; tendinosis and other soft tissue conditions; peripheral neuropathy, including entrapment neuropathies; fibromyalgia and related conditions.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
572
Inclusion Criteria
  • any outpatient aged 18 or more, agreeing to fulfil the set of 6 questionnaires
  • Man or woman coming to the Rheumatology Department of the Nantes University Hospital with a senior rheumatologist
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients not fluent enough in French or suffering from neurological or psychological disorders making their responses unreliable
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ranking of PCS scores according to the underlying disorders (10 predefined categories), and also ranking of RAPID-3 scores according to the underlying disorders (10 predefined categories).At least one month for each physician, and at least 30 patients in each category (whatever the physician seen).

Composite score: RAPID3 (0-30) and PCS (0-52) are widely used scales, suitable for routine fulfillment by outpatients.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ranking of correlations between RAPID3 and Pain catastrophizing scale (PCS) (13 items) scores in the 10 subsets of categories listed above (from the strongest correlation to the lowest correlation)At least one month for each physician, and at least 30 patients in each category (whatever the physician seen).

RAPID3 (0-30) and PCS (0-52) are widely used scales, suitable for routine fulfillment by outpatients

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU de Nantes

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Nantes, France

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