Behavioral Indicators of Pain:Tool Development With Concurrent and Construct Validity

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00208052

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-21

Start date

2004-01-31

Completion date

2005-07-31

Last updated

2005-09-21

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Conditions

Pain

Brief summary

The purpose of the pilot study is to validate an assesment tool to be used in the assessment of pain in the verbal, congitively intact patient. The ultimate goal is to be able to validate this tool in the non-verbal/cognitively impaired patient.

Detailed description

Patinets will be observed for 2 six hour periods. Patients will be videotaped; every 10 minutes: EMG reading will be obtained; hourly - vital signs, pain score and saliva cortisol from spit will be obtained.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

DEFINED_POPULATION

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* In-patients with Pain diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

* Unable to talk and or understand basic instructions * Under age 18 or over age 75 * Receiving pain medications regularly

Countries

United States

Outcome results