Central Post-Stroke Pain - a Prospective Study

August 29, 2011 updated by: Danish Pain Research Center

Central Post-Stroke Pain - a Prospective Study of Consecutively Admitted Patients With Recent Stroke

Part 1: The purpose of the first part of the study is to investigate the prevalence of pain at stroke onset and 3 and 6 months after stroke in a consecutive cohort of stroke patients admitted to a stroke unit.

Part 2: The purpose of the second part of the study is to identify patients who develop central post-stroke pain within the first 6 months following stroke and to try to identify early prognostic factors for the development of pain.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Part 1:

  • Within 3 days of admission: medical history, pain history, sensory examination
  • Telephone follow-up at 3 and 6 months post-stroke: pain history

Part 2:

  • Medical history, Pain history, Sensory examination

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

275

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Consecutive stroke patients admitted to the Stroke Unit of the Department of Neurology at Aarhus University Hospital between February 2008 to October 2009

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Recent cerebrovascular stroke

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe dementia, aphasia or psychosis
  • Patients who cannot cooperate at time of inclusion
  • Patients who do not understand Danish

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Danish Pain Research Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2008

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

May 1, 2010

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

July 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 11, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 11, 2009

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

August 12, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

August 30, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 29, 2011

Last Verified

August 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 20060116

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