Descriptive Study of Pain, Anxiety and Depression

Danish Pain Research Center75 enrolled

Overview

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

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

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Pain

Interventions

ObservationBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Danish Pain Research Center, Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, Denmark

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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