Catastrophism Among Chronic Pain Patients in Rheumatology

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes

Status: Completed

Conditions: Catastrophizing Pain

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02925754

LOCAL/2015/CGV-04

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pain catastrophizing is conceptualized as a negative cognitive-affective response to anticipated or actual pain and has been associated with a number of important pain-related outcomes.

The aims of this study are

1. To describe the characteristics of the patients and determinants of catastrophizing in chronic painful patients hospitalized in rheumatology in the Nîmes University Hospital
2. To describe the impact of the catastrophizing on the level of insomnia and the drugs consumption in chronic painful patients hospitalized in rheumatology in the Nîmes University Hospital

Enrollment: 72 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adults hospitalized in the department of rheumatology of the Nîmes University Hospital with chronic pain (≥ 6 months)

Exclusion criteria

• benzodiazepine or neuroleptic use for epilepsia, alcool, psychiatric disorders
• Restless Legs syndrom
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• narcolepsy