Status:

COMPLETED

Nutrition Intervention for Chronic Pain Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek

Collaborating Sponsors:

Osijek University Hospital

Conditions:

Chronic Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary objective of the study is to determine the effectiveness of nutrition education (individual and group) on the intensity of pain in patients suffering from chronic pain. The secondary goal ...

Detailed Description

The underlying hypothesis of the study is that patients with chronic pain that go through a series of nutrition education (individual and group) specifically tailored to fit their needs (based on our ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • signed informed consent
  • chronic low back pain with or without radiculopathy patients; non-cancer pain
  • BMI within the range \>18 and \<35 kg/m2
  • Croatian-speaking
  • referred to a multidisciplinary pain management center
  • able to report on their health and pain status (neurologically stable)
  • pain intensity on 0-10 visual analog scale ≥ 5 prior to treatment
  • magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbar spine and electromyography (EMNG) studies completed confirming clinical symptoms of low back pain with or without radiculopathy

Exclusion

  • younger than 18 or older than 80
  • cancer pain
  • pregnancy
  • disability (unable to walk)
  • inability to fill in questionnaires in Croatian
  • cognitive impairment
  • significant, symptomatic uncontrolled psychosis
  • psychiatric disorder
  • pain intensity on 0-10 visual analog scale \< 5 prior to treatment
  • severe somatic disorder (oncological disease, type 1 diabetes, hepatological or nephrological)
  • undergoing current treatment for a major medical illness such as malignancy, autoimmune or immune deficiency disorder
  • acute low back pain, or shorter than 6 months
  • clotting disorders
  • BMI \<18 or over 35 kg/m2
  • nutritional deficiency (e.g. iron deficiency anaemia, osteoporosis)
  • current or history of eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia or EDNOS)
  • current use of weight loss interventions (drugs; exercise interventions)
  • regular use of supplemental omega-3 fatty acids, gamma-linolenic acid or vitamin D

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 28 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 12 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

67 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03837080

Start Date

January 28 2019

End Date

February 12 2020

Last Update

February 13 2020

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Department of Food and Nutrition Research, Faculty of Food Technology

Osijek, Croatia, 31000