Neuropathic Pain, Referred Pain, Somatic Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Pain drawings, referred pain, somatic pain, neuropathic pain, e-health, pain location, biopsychosocial factors, back pain, neck pain, pain extent, function
Brief summary
This feasibility study primarily aimed to assess the technology acceptance and usability of a pain tracking software in patients with spinally referred chronic pain. The secondary aim was to assess the fluctuations in pain intensity and distribution, using the pain tracking software during a 3-month period. Additionally, the study aimed to explore the patients' behavior when self-reporting pain when given the opportunity to use a variety of pain quality descriptors, such as tingling, burning and stabbing. Patients with spinally referred chronic pain will be recruited to participate. Participants will be asked to use a pain tracking software to create weekly pain reports for a 3-month period. These pain reports consist of pain drawings and intensity scales. Additionally, patients will complete baseline disability and pain catastrophizing online questionnaires. The project does not affect treatment or does not offer any intervention.
Interventions
OTHERPatients with referred pain
The project does not affect treatment or does not offer any intervention.
Sponsors
Aalborg University Hospital
Aalborg University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Suffer from pain in the neck or lumbar spine referring to a limb for a more than 7 consecutive days * Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnancy or breastfeeding, severe infections, cancer. * Epilepsy, Multiple sclerosis, history of stroke, diabetes, traumatic spinal cord injury resulting in permanent functions loss * Lack of ability to cooperate due to language barrier, cognition or inability to use technology.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in pain extent for 3 months | 3 months | Changes in pain extent as measured by the number of pixels drawn in digital pain drawings, at weekly intervals. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in pain intensity for 3 months | 3 months | Changes in usual and current pain intensity as measured by a Numerical Rating Scale, at a weekly interval. |
| Changes in pain location for 3 months | 3 months | Changes of the location of pain measured by appearance and disappearance of pain in different body regions. |
| Disability levels at baseline | Baseline | Description of disability levels as assessed by the Oswestry (if pain located in back) or the Neck Disability Index (if pain located in neck) online questionnaires. |
| Pain Catastrophizing score | Baseline | Scores obtained from an online Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) at baseline |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic information | At baseline | Online demographic information |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed