Neuropathic Pain in Elderly People With Diabetes: Impact on Quality of Life and Cognition

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong48 enrolled

Overview

This study was set out 1) Evaluate the impact of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN) and DPN-P (Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain) on the overall Quality of Life (QoL) in elderly with Diabetic Mellitus (DM) and 2) Evaluate the association between cognition impairments and DM in the elderly, and the contributions of DPN and/or DPN-P

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Cognitive Impairment Quality of Life Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain

Interventions

Chinese (Hong Kong) 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (version 2)OTHER

Quality of Life using Chinese (Hong Kong) 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (version 2)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 50 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 50 or above * Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (Type 1 or Type 2) Exclusion Criteria: * major psychiatric conditions * recent cardiovascular events within the last six months * blindness radiculopathy * spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis * carpal tunnel syndrome * trigeminal neuralgia * Subjects who were incompetent in giving written consent

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cognition

Identifying cognitive affected domains by using Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) (Reaction Time : RTI, Spatial Working Memory : SWM and Executive Function : OTS)

Time frame: Day 1

Secondary Outcomes

Quality of Life: The Chinese (Hong Kong) 12-item Short-Form Health Survey version 2

Identifying Quality of Life affected domains by using The Chinese (Hong Kong) 12-item Short-Form Health Survey version 2