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Cohort Profile: Older People with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Hong Kong

Cohort Profile: Older People with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Hong Kong

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR1900021915
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-03-15
Start date
2019-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-07-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Interventions

Population:Self-report questionnaires and anthropometric measurements

Sponsors

The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. aged = 60 years old; 2. present with MSK pain, defined as regional pain (joints, limbs, back, neck), with degenerative conditions such as osteoarthritis, or musculoskeletal complaints that fall under the chronic primary pain classification of the International Classification of Disease-11 (ICD-11) and (iii) with pain that persists or recurs = 3 months according to the definition by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No specific exclusion criteria will be adopted, although participants should have the ability to walk to the survey site, report data and understand and sign an informed consent form.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)- Chinese;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Demographics (Age, gender, marriage, living status, employment, receiving of social welfare scheme);The 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) - Chinese;The 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)- Chinese;Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) - Chinese;The EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D) for health-related quality of life measurement - Chinese;The 5 item FRAIL Scale;The 5-item Sarcopenia Assessment (SARC-F);Lawton's Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL);Use of health services;Alcohol use;Tobacco use;Western Ontario McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)- Chinese;Foot and ankle ability measure (FAAM)-Chinese;Ronald Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ) - Chinese;The Quick- DASH – Chinese;Neck Disability Index;Weight, height and BMI;Handgrip strength;Gait speed;Bioimpedance analysis(muscle mass);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactRegina Wing Shan, SIT

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

reginasit@cuhk.edu.hk+852 2503 9406

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026