Intervention Study on the Development and Implementation of a Practice Guideline for the Appropriate Pain Management of Older Persons in Nursing Homes

Intervention Study on the Development and Implementation of a Practice Guideline for the Appropriate Pain Management of Older Persons in Nursing Homes - PAIN Intervention

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00004239

Enrollment

192

Registered

2012-07-25

Start date

2012-02-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

R52

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group: Nurses (workshop, 360 minutes) and general practitioners (online-module, 360 minutes) receive a comprehensive intervention on appropriate pain management for elderly peopl

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: MMST >= 18 at least living in the nursing home for 3 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: MMST<18 persons in vegetative state, rehabilitation phase F, or terminal phase

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
changes in perceived pain, Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) within the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) © Radbruch et al. 1999; Loick et al. 2004 Data collection will start before the intervention and will be continued 3 and 6 months afterwards.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Perceived Enactment of Autonomy of Nursing Home Residents (HPEAS, Hertz 1991, 1996; Wulff et al., 2012) Appropriateness of Medication (PMAS, Hutt et al. 2006, Kölzsch et al, 2012) Improving knowledge of pain management for general practitioners and nurses. In order to measure that, documentation of care, e. g. non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatment will be analysed. Furthermore, nurses will be evaluated regarding their attitude towards pain management. Data collection will start before the intervention and will be continued 3 and 6 months afterwards.	—

Measure

Time frame

Perceived Enactment of Autonomy of Nursing Home Residents (HPEAS, Hertz 1991, 1996; Wulff et al., 2012) Appropriateness of Medication (PMAS, Hutt et al. 2006, Kölzsch et al, 2012) Improving knowledge of pain management for general practitioners and nurses. In order to measure that, documentation of care, e. g. non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatment will be analysed. Furthermore, nurses will be evaluated regarding their attitude towards pain management. Data collection will start before the intervention and will be continued 3 and 6 months afterwards.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAndrea Budnick

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Institut für Medizinische Soziologie

andrea.budnick@charite.de030-450 529 064

Outcome results

None listed

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