Nociplastic Pain in Patients With Chronic Shoulder Pain

Paraskevi Bilika70 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study was to investigate predictors of nociplastic shoulder pain. Factors of psychological distress, functionality, fitness, quality of life, quality of sleep, functioning of the parasympathetic system, and lifestyle will be examined. Patients with nociplastic pain will be identified using the classification system proposed by the IASP.

The main part of the study will include patients with chronic shoulder pain who visit the Hand Surgery-Upper Limb and Microsurgery Department of the General Hospital KAT. The measurements will be performed in one session. Once participants have been informed of the purpose and procedure of the study and given written consent, they will complete their demographics and a series of questionnaires and questions about their pain history. They will then be examined by a doctor and finally subjected to dynamometry, a functional test and two quantitative sensory tests.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Shoulder Pain

Interventions

Nociplastic Pain CriteriaDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

All participants will be assessed with the specific nociplastic pain criteria

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients (men and women) with chronic shoulder pain (lasting more than 3 months, 3/10 Numeric Pain Rating Scale), * aged 18-65 years * mentally able to follow instructions or * healthy volunteers * aged 18-65 * who do not experience pain and have not received analgesic medication in the last trimester. Exclusion Criteria: * referred shoulder pain from different primary sources of pain (eg shoulder pain in women with mastectomy or stroke), * pain manifested by movements in the neck, * shoulder arthroplasty or fractures or dislocation of the shoulder, - * diagnosis of chronic pain syndrome such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic regional pain syndrome, cancer diagnosis, osteoporosis, rheumatic inflammatory diseases, * use of medication for neurological/psychiatric disorders, * the presence of gastrointestinal or renal disease * taking medication that may affect the assessment results, such as calcium channel blockers that could alter HRV, * pregnancy or childbirth before 1 year will be excluded from the study.

Locations (2)

Clinical Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Laboratory

Lamia, Central Greece, Greece

KAT Attica General Hospital

Athens, Greece