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ACHE-Intervention: Intervention study to improve pain management for seniors in home care settings

ACHE-Intervention: Intervention study to improve pain management for seniors in home care settings - ACHE-Intervention

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00026825
Enrollment
246
Registered
2022-05-13
Start date
2022-05-16
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

R52.1 R52.2 R52 R52.9

Interventions

Group 1: In the ambulatory care services of this arm, one nurse will be trained as pain nurse (certified by the Deutschen Schmerzgesellschaft e.V. [German Pain Association]). This pain nurse will care

Sponsors

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institut für Medizinische Soziologie und Rehabilitationswissenschaft
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: affected by pain for at least 3 months Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) [Folstein et al. 1975] of =18 In need of care according to the German Social Security Code (book XI)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: in palliative care

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome is the relative reduction of pain intensity by 20% (considering the strongest experienced pain). This will be assessed through personal interviews with standardised questionnaires. Pain reduction will be measured using numerical rating scales (reaching from 0 to 10).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are the absolute decrease of pain intensity (considering the strongest experienced pain) by 1.5 points (based on a numerical rating scale reaching from 0 to 10) as well as the relative decrease in pain-related consequences by 20% (based on MScore). Additionally, the proportion of participants reaching an appropriate level of pain medication (defined as SPMAS =67 according to the German version of the Pain Medication Appropriateness Scale [Hutt et al. 2006]) and the appropriateness of nursing care [Wenzel et al 2020] will be considered as secondary outcomes.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactDaniela Koios

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institut für Medizinische Soziologie und Rehabilitationswissenschaft

daniela.koios@charite.de+49 30 450 529 166

Outcome results

None listed

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