Central Post-Stroke Pain - a Prospective Study

Central Post-Stroke Pain - a Prospective Study of Consecutively Admitted Patients With Recent Stroke

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00957645

Enrollment

275

Registered

2009-08-12

Start date

2008-02-29

Completion date

2010-07-31

Last updated

2011-08-30

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

Conditions

Pain

Keywords

Central post-stroke pain, post-stroke pain, shoulder pain

Brief summary

Part 1: The purpose of the first part of the study is to investigate the prevalence of pain at stroke onset and 3 and 6 months after stroke in a consecutive cohort of stroke patients admitted to a stroke unit. Part 2: The purpose of the second part of the study is to identify patients who develop central post-stroke pain within the first 6 months following stroke and to try to identify early prognostic factors for the development of pain.

Detailed description

Part 1: * Within 3 days of admission: medical history, pain history, sensory examination * Telephone follow-up at 3 and 6 months post-stroke: pain history Part 2: * Medical history, Pain history, Sensory examination

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Recent cerebrovascular stroke

Exclusion criteria

* Severe dementia, aphasia or psychosis * Patients who cannot cooperate at time of inclusion * Patients who do not understand Danish

Outcome results