None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Central sensitisation is when normal sensation from an everyday experience such as light touch is increased to produce an abnormally painful response. This project aims to look at how common (the prevalence) central sensitisation is in women who have pelvic pain. It will also explore other factors that may be associated with a higher risk of central sensitisation, for example, a longer duration of pain, anxiety/depression or a history of other pain conditions e.g. fibromyalgia. The findings will improve the medical knowledge about the role of central sensitisation in the development and experience of pelvic pain. Participation in this project will involve the following: - completion of the consent form below - completion of the questionnaire which will ask about age, demographics, pain history and risk factors, including questions about sensitive issues such as pregnancy loss and abuse. The questionnaire will take about 14 minutes to complete and some of the questions may seem repetitive.
Interventions
Cross sectional survey of patients presenting with pelvic pain to gynaecology outpatients clinic to determine the prevalence of Central Sensitization (CS) within the cohort. CS describes a condition where the nervous system exists in a state of high reactivity to stimuli. Patients will be recruited after their first clinic appointment and asked to complete a short survery. Recruitment will continue for approximately 6 months until 100 participants have been enrolled. The survey will take 14 min
Cross sectional survey of patients presenting with pelvic pain to gynaecology outpatients clinic to determine the prevalence of Central Sensitization (CS) within the cohort. CS describes a condition where the nervous system exists in a state of high reactivity to stimuli. Patients will be recruited after their first clinic appointment and asked to complete a short survery. Recruitment will continue for approximately 6 months until 100 participants have been enrolled. The survey will take 14 minutes to complete and will be only be performed once. There will be no follow up period.
Sponsors
Royal Women's Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
New patients presenting to outpatient gynaecology clinic at the Royal Women's Hospital with pelvic pain
Exclusion criteria
- Patients aged under 18 - Patients without pelvic pain - Patients who are non-English speaking and require an interpreter at medical appointments as the questionnaire has not been translated into other languages. - Any patients who are not ‘new’ appointments as they may already have undergone treatment which may alter the validity of our results
Outcome results
None listed