Study of Medication Compliance - a Comparison of Patients in Pain Management and Pre-surgical Patients

Ruhr University of Bochum343 enrolled

Overview

In this study medication compliance regarding current drug use is investigated using toxicological analyzes in two patient groups: patients from a pain management department and pre-surgical control patients. The aim is to explore the incidence of concealed and feigned substances and to determine the respective substance classes. Expecting that noncompliance is higher in the pain patient group, the investigators want to identify clinical risk factors for noncompliant drug report.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

343

Conditions

Pain

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * provided informed consent * current pain Exclusion Criteria: * no taking of blood sample possible * no consent with toxicological analyzes * insufficient comprehension of the German language

Locations (1)

University hospital Bergmannsheil

Bochum, Germany

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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