Descriptive Study of Pain, Anxiety and Depression

Danish Pain Research Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: Observation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00378274

KVA2006LG

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to investigate pain, anxiety and depression in chronic pain patients with and without neuropathic pain compared with healthy volunteers

Full description

Primary outcome measures:

• Symptom checklist 92

Secondary outcome measures:

• Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Rating Scale
• Major Depression Inventory
• GAD-10 Anxiety Scale
• Health Survey SF-36
• McGill Pain Questionnaire
• Sweat test
• Heart rate variability testing
• Coping Strategy Questionnare
• Quantitative sensory testing
• Pain Catastrophizing Scale
• Pain rating (VAS)
• Interview

Enrollment: 75 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Neuropathic pain patient or patient with fibromyalgia
• Daily pain in more than 6 months
• Weekly average pain score 4 or more (VAS)

Exclusion criteria

• Treatment with antidepressants, anticonvulsants or any other pain medication except paracetamol
• Serious or unstable medical disease
• Prior or present diagnosis of mania, bipolar or psychotic disorder, delirium, suicidal, drug and alcohol dependence, severe agitation
• Patients who cannot cooperate and do not understand Danish