Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT06072235 |
Other study ID # |
Salem2018 HearLoss Pain Mask |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Completed |
Phase |
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
January 8, 2018 |
Est. completion date |
May 11, 2024 |
Study information
Verified date |
October 2023 |
Source |
Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic |
Contact |
n/a |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Observational
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Clinical Trial Summary
Facemasks may impede communication. Impaired communication may worsen healthcare outcomes.
This study explores the problem of hearing impairment in chronic pain patients, and the
impact of facemasks on healthcare outcomes in chronic pain patients.
Data collection includes patient's age, anxiety score, depression score, numeric pain score,
and effects of facemasks on treatment outcomes. Pain is measured using numeric pain rating
scale. Depression is measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scale. Anxiety
is measured using the General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale.
Description:
Facemasks may impede communication. Impaired communication may worsen healthcare outcomes.
There is inadequate data on the prevalence of hearing impairment in chronic pain patients.
There is inadequate information about the impact of facemasks on treatment outcomes in
chronic pain patients with hearing impairment. This prospective study explores the problem of
hearing impairment in chronic pain patients, and the impact of facemasks on healthcare
outcomes in chronic pain patients.
This is a prospective cohort study of adult patients undergoing pain treatment at an
interventional pain clinic in Canada. Data collection includes patient's age, anxiety score,
depression score, analgesic usage, numeric pain score, and effects of facemasks on pain
management outcomes. Pain is measured using numeric pain rating scale of 0-10, with change of
2-points being considered significant. Depression is measured using the Patient Health
Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scale of 0-27, with change of 3-points being considered significant.
Anxiety is measured using the General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale of 0-21, with change of
3-points being considered significant.
Data are analyzed with IBM® SPSS® Statistics 25; using Student's t-test, ANOVA, Pearson
Chi-square test, and regression analysis. P-value <0.05 is considered significant.