Systematic pain assessment in elderly care: does it make a difference?

Systematic pain assessment in residential living facilities for older people: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN71142240

Enrollment

270

Registered

2012-09-18

Start date

2012-03-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-04-03

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Conditions

Residential living facilities for older people. Not Applicable

Interventions

The residential living facilities will be grouped into smaller (n=20-30) and larger facilities (n=40-60). All residential living facilities meeting the inclusion criteria will be randomized into eithe

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Living permanently in one of the 10 residential living facilities in the municipality

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Newly moved into the residential living facility, i.e., the person has lived there less than one month 2. Short time and respite care 3. Palliative care status

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Well-being (OUALID, WHO-5 index) 2. Proxy-VAS	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Medication 2. Physical and cognitive ability 3. Documentation about pain In addition, the psychometric properties of the pain assessment scales will be investigated.	—

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 10, 2026