Spinal Cord Injury: Chronic Pain
Conditions
Interventions
For this research, all SCI patients who have been discharged from Stoke Mandeville Hospital within the last 20 years will be contacted. Of those who respond reporting chronic pain, 24 SCI participants
Sponsors
The University of Buckingham
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Participants with a spinal cord injury must be one year post-discharge from a spinal unit. 2. Each SCI participant must have a partner or primary caregiver willing to also take part. 3. All participants both male and female must be over 18 years of age and sufferers of chronic pain for three months or longer. There is no upper age limit. 4. Sufficient understanding of English must be held by all participants.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants will not be recruited if they hold any cognitive impairment or mental illness. 2. Participants with articulation difficulties and an insufficient understanding of English will be excluded from this study. 3. Any respondents with any other long term health condition that may affect the experience of pain, or be the cause of chronic pain (as opposed to the spinal injury) will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Quality of life 2. Depression 3. Anxiety Outcome measures will be assessed using online questionnaires, and will be measured at baseline, four weeks, eight weeks (or upon completion of the online course), and 20 weeks (or three months post-completion of the course). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Pain-related outcomes (catastrophising, pain intensity) 2. Social relationship measures. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed