Cognitive Reserve on Pain Catastrophizing and Cognitive Function in Geriatric Patients With Chronic Pain

Recruiting

• Conditions: Chronic Pain
• Interventions: Other: No intervention (cross-sectional study)

• Registration Number: NCT05933564
• Lead Sponsor: Ahram Canadian University

Brief Summary

To investigate the association between cognitive reserve, pain catastrophizing, and cognitive function in geriatric patients with chronic pain, and to explore whether cognitive reserve moderates the relationship between pain catastrophizing and cognitive function.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2023-06
• Study First Submitted: 2023-06-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-06-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-06-28
• Study Start: 2023-06-30
• Study First Posted: 2023-07-06
• Last Update Posted: 2023-07-06
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-30
• Study Completion: 2023-12-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 110

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged 65 to 85 years
• Experiencing chronic pain (≥3 months) attributable to osteoarthritis or neuropathic conditions
• Able to read, write, and speak the language in which assessments are administered
• Willing and able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disorder (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease)
• History of significant head injury, stroke, or brain tumor
• Current substance abuse or dependence
• Severe psychiatric illness (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder)
• Significant sensory or motor impairments that may interfere with the ability to complete assessments

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Chronic Pain Patients with Varying Cognitive Reserve	No intervention (cross-sectional study)	Community-dwelling adults aged 65-85 years with chronic pain (≥3 months) attributable to osteoarthritis or neuropathic conditions.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Association between pain catastrophizing and cognitive function	Baseline assessment	he relationship between pain catastrophizing, as measured by the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), and cognitive function, as measured by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA version 7.1).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Moderating effect of cognitive reserve on the association between pain catastrophizing and cognitive function	Baseline assessment	Investigate whether cognitive reserve, as measured by the Cognitive Reserve Index Questionnaire (CRIq), moderates the relationship between pain catastrophizing (PCS) and cognitive function (MoCA version 7.1).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Outpatient clinic of faculty of physical therapy, Ahram Canadian University; 🇪🇬 Al Ḩayy Ath Thāmin, Giza, Egypt