A Comparison of Pain Scales in Patients With Disorder of Consciousness Following Craniotomy

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01547663

Enrollment

Registered

2012-03-08

Start date

2012-03-31

Completion date

2013-12-31

Last updated

2012-03-08

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Conditions

Pain, Postoperative

Keywords

pain scale, craniotomy

Brief summary

This study aims to test validity, reliability and practicality of translated NCS, CNPI and FLACC in unconscious patients in 48 hour following craniotomy.

Detailed description

This study aims to test predictive validity (sensitivity and specificity), content validity, concurrent validity, construct validity, inter-rater reliability and practicality of translated Nociception Coma Scale (NCS) , Checklist of Non Verbal Pain Indicator (CNPI) and the Faces, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability Observation Tool (FLACC) in unconscious patients in 48 hour following craniotomy.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age \> 18 years old 2. Preoperative intracranial lesion which predicts delayed recovery 3. Disorder of consciousness within 48 hours after craniotomy assessed by using Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) 17 4. Not received postoperative sedation or muscle relaxants

Exclusion criteria

1. Documented history of prior brain injury 2. History of delayed development 3. Prior psychiatric illness 4. Prior neurological illness 5. Superior limb contusion, fracture, paralysis -cannot move 6. Thalamic hemorrhage -cannot express feeling

Countries

Thailand

Outcome results