Pain Screening in Refugee Survivors of Torture

The Implementation of a Novel Pain-screening Tool in the Diagnoses of Pain Symptoms and Syndromes in Refugee Survivors of Torture

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03018782

Enrollment

Registered

2017-01-12

Start date

2017-01-31

Completion date

2019-06-21

Last updated

2021-07-20

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Conditions

Pain, Chronic

Brief summary

The investigators are evaluating refugee torture survivors who are receiving services at the Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights. There are two research questions in this study: if the current standard of care results in the under or missed diagnosis of pain and pain syndromes, and if a validated pain screening tool can supplement the current standard protocol used in the assessments of survivors of torture.

Detailed description

The research plan consists of three components: 1. The Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights will coordinate with the research team regarding eligible subjects. 2. Researchers will contact potential subjects utilizing interpreter services. 3. Interested participants will be scheduled for an appointment for an examination by a pain physician and to complete the Brief Pain Inventory.

Interventions

OTHERBrief Pain Inventory Short Form

Brief Pain Inventory Short Form

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 100 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Men and women from any country over the age of 18 * refugees receiving services from the Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights

Exclusion criteria

* Have not experienced torture * Subjects whose representative does not believe that they are a good candidate for the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Number of participants with chronic pain or pain syndromes as assessed by a non-invasive pain evaluation conducted by a pain physician	Day 1	Evaluate whether or not current standard protocols for the assessment of survivors of torture result in under or missed diagnosis of pain and pain syndromes that are identifiable by a pain specialist physician

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Number of participants with chronic pain or pain syndromes as assessed by the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Short Form	Day 1	Evaluate whether or not a validated pain screening tool can supplement the current standard protocols used in the assessment of survivors of torture.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 18, 2026