The relation between the state of emergency because of COVID-19 and disability in patients with chronic pain.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: chronic pain. We use the data from the study " The relation between pain intensity and disability: assessment by the 12-item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0" (UMIN000035149)

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000043174
• Lead Sponsor: ara Medical University

Brief Summary

Of the 245 eligible patients, there was no significant disability difference between baseline, pre-pandemic, and during the pandemic (p = 0.14). Similarly, pain intensity, health-related QOL, anxiety, depression, and the presence/absence of exercise habits did not significantly differ between baseline, pre-pandemic, and during the pandemic either. The current study observed significant differences in terms of catastrophic thinking (p = 0.02).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-02-01
• Results First Posted: 2021-08-25
• Study Completion: 2022-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 245

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

The patient who can not answer the Questionnaires, for example, who can not understand Japanese, who has severe dementia or intellectual disability.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified