The PainPREDICT questionnaire – an instrument for stratifying pain patients: validation and comparison of the PainPREDICT questionnaire with quantitative sensory testing and bedside sensory testing

Recruiting

Conditions: R52.2
R52.1
Chronic intractable pain
Other chronic pain

Registration Number: DRKS00031413

Lead Sponsor: KSH Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein. Neurologische Schmerzforschung und -therapie

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Patients suffer from at least moderate chronic pain (NRS>=3)
- Minimum age 18 years
- Ability to give consent

Exclusion Criteria

-Major depression
- Chronic alcohol abuse (regular consumption of alcohol that exceeds 10 g per day for women and 20 g per day for men)
-Chronic substance abuse. Includes any illicit drugs and prescription medications such as opioids or benzodiazepines not prescribed to the patient or used in excessive doses
-The use of medicinal cannabis or medicinal CBD or THC preparations, as well as the consumption of CBD preparations that fall under the Dietary Supplement Ordinance under German law is permitted.
-Patients who use cannabis without a doctor's prescription or who do not obtain it from a pharmacy or licensed dispensary will be excluded from the study.
-Patients who are currently participating in drug studies
-Any reason that prevents an adequate understanding of the investigations carried out

Study & Design

Study Type: observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Validation of the painPREDICT in direct comparison with (a) the QST and (b) the bedside sensory test

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
-Enables the combination of painPREDICT and bedside sensory testing to better classify patients into sensory profiles.<br>-Finally, the painPREDICT should be assessed for sensitivity to changes.