Status:

COMPLETED

Cognitive Testing for the Pain Quality Assessment Scale (PQAS)

Lead Sponsor:

University of Washington

Collaborating Sponsors:

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Conditions:

Pain

Spinal Cord Injuries

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to improve a questionnaire (the Pain Quality Assessment Scale) used for measuring different types of pain people may experience. An improved version of this questionnaire w...

Detailed Description

In recent years, a growing number of investigators have noticed a curious finding when summarizing the research literature on pain treatment: Most effective pain treatments show very similar effects o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Phase 1: have a primary pain problem caused either by musculoskeletal or neuropathic pain for SCI subjects,and neuropathic pain for subjects with MS.
  • have been diagnosed with an SCI or MS by a physician.
  • read, speak and understand English.
  • be at least 18 years of age.
  • experienced pain in the last three months prior to recruitment.

Exclusion

  • Individuals will be enrolled in the study if they meet all the eligibility criteria listed above; there are no particular exclusion criteria for this study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2008

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

213 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00715598

Start Date

June 1 2008

End Date

August 1 2010

Last Update

May 9 2012

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University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195