Neuralgia Peripheral, Neuropathic Pain, Patient Preference
Conditions
Keywords
Discrete Choice Experiment
Brief summary
The objective of this study is to identify and weight attributes of topic and systemic pain treatment options relevant from the patients' perspective with peripheral neuropathic pain. The study will use a discrete choice experimental design to reach its objective.
Interventions
An online-based Discrete-Choice Experiment (DCE) using a survey for stated treatment preferences and socio-demographics. Furthermore, the neuropathic pain component will be assessed in all patients with the Numeric Pain Rating Scale instrument.
Sponsors
Schmerzpraxis Wiesbaden
Schmerz- und Palliativzentrum Rhein-Main Wiesbaden
Grünenthal GmbH
LinkCare GmbH
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with diagnosed peripheral neuropathic pain (pNP) as assessed by study sites
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with no sufficient knowledge in written or oral German as assessed by study sites
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient preferences for topical and systemic pain treatment attributes | 20 minutes after survey start | Utility values obtained via multinominal logit estimates from discrete choice experiment |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Relevance of attributes attributed with topical and systemic pain treatment | 5 minutes after survey start | Derived from Likert scale |
| Marginal rate of substitution against pain reduction | 20 minutes after survey start | Derived from discrete choice experiment |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed