nerve pain neuropathic pain
Conditions
Interventions
The multidisciplinary program, comprising educational, cognitive, and
behavioural interventions in the treatment of coping with chronic neuropathic
pain, consists of ten sessions of 3 hours over a 1
Sponsors
Revalidatiecentrum De Hoogstraat
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) spinal cord injury; (2) at least 18 years old; (3) at least one year and at most five years after discharge from first inpatient spinal cord injury rehabilitation; (4) main type of pain is severe chronic neuropathic pain.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) spinal cord injury by a malignant tumor; (2) former cognitive behavioural therapy for coping with pain after spinal cord injury; (3) inability to function in a group by major language problems or psychopathology; (4) insufficient mastery of the Dutch language.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain severity and impact of pain: Chronic Pain Grade questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Level of activation and participation: Utrecht Activities List, - Life satisfaction: Life Satisfaction Questionnaire, and - Mood: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Demographic (e.g., age and gender), disease and pain characteristics (e.g., type of SCI), pain treatment, and functional independence (Barthel Index) will be registered at the baseline measurement (t1). The participants complete a questionnaire on satisfaction with the program immediately after completion of the program at 3 months. Psychological variables: - Pain coping: Coping with Pain Questionnaire and Pain Coping Inventory List, and - Pain cognitions: Pain Cognition List. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed