Turkish Version of Revised Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire

Cross-cultural Adaptation of Revised Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire Into Turkish Language

The Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire was first developed in English to test whether healthcare staff and patients could exactly understand pain neurophysiology. This questionnaire which contains 19 items was developed from the exam questions of students interested in post-graduate pain medicine. Catley et al. (2013) investigated the psychometric properties of the modified Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire with a few word differences from the original version by conducting a rash analysis on 300 patients with chronic spinal pain. Acceptable internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the questionnaire were recorded. However, it was stated that 7 items negatively affect psychometric properties of the questionnaire. As a result, the author concluded that the questionnaire had sufficient psychometric properties for use in chronic spinal pain subjects, but further studies were needed. The Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire was used to measure a knowledge about pain in different studies. The validity and reliability studies of the Dutch, French and Brazlian Portuguese versions of the Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire were conducted in the literature. The aim of our study was to translate the Revised Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire into Turkish language and to investigate its psychometric properties.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Chronic Low-back Pain; Neck Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Evaluation

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 182

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Hatice Gül, Ph.D; Phone Number: +90-242-2274537; Email: fzt-hatice@hotmail.com

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Antalya, Turkey
    • Akdeniz University Department of phyiotherapy
  • Antalya, Turkey
    • Akdeniz University Medical Ethics Committe

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with chronic spinal pain

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with spinal pain lasting more than three months
• Patients who older than 18 years of age
• Patients who can understand and read Turkish.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with specific spinal pain such as trauma, fracture, infection, inflammatory disease and tumor
• Patients who have undergone spinal surgery in the last 3 months
• Patients who have received pain neurophysiology education in the last year.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The Revised Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire	The Revised Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire consists of 12 items and measuring the level of knowledge about pain neurophysiology. High score indicates a high level of knowledge about pain neurophysiology.	Two minute

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Visual Analogue Scale	Visual Analogue Scale assessed pain severity. Visual Analog Scale is a straight horizontal line of fixed length, usually 100 mm. The ends are defined as the extreme limits of pain. hence the left end is usually labeled 'no pain', and the right end usually labeled 'extreme pain'. The score is determined by measuring the distance (mm) on the 10-cm line between the "no pain" anchor and the patient's mark by using a ruler. The scale is provided a range of scores from 0-100. High score indicates a high level of pain..	1 minute
Short Form-36	Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire has 8 subscales such as physical function, role limitations due to physical problems, pain, general perception of health, energy, social function, role limitations due to emotional problems, mental health. This questioonaire evaluate quality of life. Scales have a fairly small range of response options, and scores are multiplied up to 0-100.	Ten minute

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Akdeniz University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Hatice Gül, Ph.D, Akdeniz University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Catley MJ, O'Connell NE, Moseley GL. How good is the neurophysiology of pain questionnaire? A Rasch analysis of psychometric properties. J Pain. 2013 Aug;14(8):818-27. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2013.02.008. Epub 2013 May 4.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 20, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 20, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): January 20, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 19, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 20, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): September 23, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): January 19, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 18, 2024
• Last Verified: January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: pain; low back pain; validity; reliability; neurophysiology pain questionnaire
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Back Pain; Low Back Pain; Neck Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: 34878437-199-E.115170

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: The data obtained from patients at the beginning and a week later will be analyzed with SPSS program.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No