Chronic Widespread Pain, Sleep Disturbance
Conditions
Keywords
Pain, Sleep, Neuropsychology, Fatigue, Activity level, Attention, Executive function, Memory
Brief summary
Chronic widespread pain (CWP), defined as long-lasting pain in multiple body regions, has a prevalence of 10-14% in Europe and is associated with other physical symptoms such as fatigue and cognitive problems. Individuals with longstanding pain also have a high prevalence of sleep disturbances, and sleep problems can in itself lead to tiredness, lower neurocognitive function and higher pain ratings. However, studies of comorbid sleep problems for individuals with CWP are a lacking, and the primary aim for the present study is to assess the prevalence of sleep disturbances in individuals with CWP, and to see how this covariates with pain, fatigue, activity level, neurocognitive functioning, and biomarkers. As a secondary aim the study will assess a subgroup of the individuals, that has received multimodal pain management treatment, a second time after 6 months to analyze how the prevalence of sleep disturbances and other associated problems covaries over time.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTPolysomnography
Sleep screening, neurocognitive assessment, activity monitoring questionnaires, blood sample
Sponsors
Uppsala University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
* Chronic Widespread Pain
Exclusion criteria
* Other untreated and or serious psychiatric or somatic conditions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Polysomnography | 6 months | Assessment of objective sleep problems |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CANTAB | 6 months | Neurocognitive screening |
| Actigraph | 6 months | Activity level |
| Biomarkers | 6 months | 92-plex inflammatory panel |
| Pain level | 6 months | The Brief Pain Inventory - Short Form, BPI, a 9 item (0-10) self-administered questionnaire, assessing the severity of a patient's pain and the impact of this pain on the patient's daily functioning. Maximum total score possible is 90. Higher the score, greater the degree of disability. |
| Fatigue | 6 months | Fatigue severity scale, FSS, a 9 item self-administered questionnaire assessing severity of fatigue and how fatigue interferes with activity. Items are scored on a 7 point scale, minimum total score possible is 9 and maximum 63. Higher the score, greater the severity. |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed