Investigating the effectiveness of visual illusions in treating pai

Completed

• Conditions: Specialty: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Primary sub-specialty: Musculoskeletal Pain Disorders; Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN64093359
• Lead Sponsor: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2016-02-16
• Study Start: 2018-07-17
• Last Update Posted: 20 August 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 88

Inclusion Criteria

1. Participants meet the Budapest criteria for CRPS (Harden 2010) in one upper limb and may have lower limb involvement (unilateral or bilateral)
2. >/= 18 years
3. Male or female
4. Describe an altered perception of their painful body
5. Able to understand verbal and written English
6. Willing to participate and provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Serious ill health
2. Bilateral upper limb involvement
3. Dystonia
4. Co-morbidity that may influence CRPS symptoms i.e. stroke, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, progressive neurological disease such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease
5. Currently participating in an intervention trial

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measured at baseline, post intervention where stated and follow up in session 5:<br>1. Pain specific to the hand will be verbally captured using a 0-10 numerical rating scale (NRS) where 0 is no pain and 10 is worst pain imaginable, undertaken pre-post intervention<br>2. Pain assessed using the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory at baseline <br>3. Body perception disturbance measured using the Bath CRPS body perception disturbance scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tactile acuity, measured using a two-point discrimination test pre and post intervention<br>