Pain Screening in Refugee Survivors of Torture

Pain, Chronic Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Implementation of a Novel Pain-screening Tool in the Diagnoses of Pain Symptoms and Syndromes in Refugee Survivors of Torture

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03018782
• Other study ID #: 1608017472
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2017
• Est. completion date: June 21, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: July 2021
• Source: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators are evaluating refugee torture survivors who are receiving services at the Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights. There are two research questions in this study: if the current standard of care results in the under or missed diagnosis of pain and pain syndromes, and if a validated pain screening tool can supplement the current standard protocol used in the assessments of survivors of torture.

Description:

The research plan consists of three components:

1. The Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights will coordinate with the research team regarding eligible subjects.

2. Researchers will contact potential subjects utilizing interpreter services.

3. Interested participants will be scheduled for an appointment for an examination by a pain physician and to complete the Brief Pain Inventory.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 25
• Est. completion date: June 21, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: June 21, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 100 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men and women from any country over the age of 18

• refugees receiving services from the Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have not experienced torture

• Subjects whose representative does not believe that they are a good candidate for the study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Pain
• Pain, Chronic

Intervention

Other:
• Brief Pain Inventory Short Form
Brief Pain Inventory Short Form

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Weill Cornell Medicine	New York	New York

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of participants with chronic pain or pain syndromes as assessed by a non-invasive pain evaluation conducted by a pain physician	Evaluate whether or not current standard protocols for the assessment of survivors of torture result in under or missed diagnosis of pain and pain syndromes that are identifiable by a pain specialist physician	Day 1
Secondary	Number of participants with chronic pain or pain syndromes as assessed by the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Short Form	Evaluate whether or not a validated pain screening tool can supplement the current standard protocols used in the assessment of survivors of torture.	Day 1