R52.1 R52.2 R52 R52.9
Conditions
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
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
| Measure | Time 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
| Measure | Time 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
Outcome results
None listed