Effects of Multimodal Pain Therapy in Patients With Mixed Chronic Pain Syndromes

Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH260 enrolled

Overview

Complex and chronified pain syndromes requires a specialized therapeutic concept. From patients with chronic low back pain the investigators know, that an interdisciplinary multi-modal approach may improve the therapeutic success. In this observational study the investigators investigated if the multi-modal pain therapy is also effective in patients with mixed chronic pain syndromes.

The multi-modal pain therapy includes: * specific drug therapy * pain education * psychological therapy * physical therapy * behavioral therapy * work hardening * bio-feedback * ergotherapy

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

260

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * age \>= 18 years and \<= 65 years * verified chronic pain for more than 6 month Exclusion Criteria: * application for a pension * non-accordance with multi-modal pain therapy * dominant geriatric symptoms * dominant psychiatric symptoms

Locations (1)

Klinikum St. Georg, Pain Center

Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

intensity of pain

pain intensity 1 year after multi-modale therapy compared with pain intensity before treatment

Time frame: Change from Baseline in intensity of pain at 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

pain disability index

pain disability index 6 month after multi-modale therapy compared with pain disability index before treatment

Time frame: Change from Baseline in pain disability index at 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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