Nerve pain
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient was 18 years or older at the time of ICU admission. 2. Length of stay in the ICU > 48 hours. 3. Recent address and vital (survivorship) status confirmed by follow-up survey. 4. Spoken informed consent from the patient is obtained during a telephone call Subsequent written informed consent from patient will be obtained during the home visit (before performing measurements).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who are not competent to provide informed consent (i.e. patients with severe cognitive dysfunction).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameter is the prevalence of neuropathic pain in the study population as measured with the Douleur Neuropathique 4 (DN4) questionnaire. Besides 7 questions, this questionnaires contains also 3 items of short physical examination of the painful area. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not applicable. | — |
Countries
Netherlands