Assessing the Relationship Between Chronic Pain and Frailty in Older Adults

April 9, 2025 updated by: Celal Bayar University

Assessment of the Prevelance of Chronic Pain and Its Relationship to Frailty in Older Adults

Pain is an unpleasant emotional sensation related to one's past experiences, originating from a certain part of the body, due to tissue damage or not. Pain is the most commonly reported symptom in the elderly. Chronic pain is persistent or recurrent pain lasting more than 3 months. It is a maladaptive process or a disease that requires multimodal treatment that causes functional decline, independent of the healing process, accompanied by affective, cognitive and motivational disorders, and deterioration in quality of life. Frailty: It is defined as a clinical condition characterized by weakness, physical disability, functional regression, inadequacy in activities of daily living, and increased dependence, which develops as a result of the decrease in physiological reserves in the body with age. It has been reported that the risk of falls, disability, hospitalization and premature death is higher in the frail elderly. The prevalence of vulnerability in societies varies. Frailty rates ranging from 4 to 59% have been reported in developed and developing countries. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate whether there is a relationship between chronic pain and frailty in individuals aged 65 and over.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

203

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Manisa, Turkey
        • Manisa Celal Bayar University

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

  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

The universe of the study consists of all individuals aged 65 and over registered in a family health center. Participants to be included in the study from this universe will be determined using the stratified random sampling method.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with chronic pain who are registered with a family medicine unit

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having an active malignancy,
  • having a physical disability,
  • being bedridden,
  • having a psychotic disorder,
  • having a cognitive disorder, and refusing to participate.

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
frailty
Time Frame: 12 months
Participants' frailty levels will be determined.
12 months
chronic pain
Time Frame: 6 months
The relationship between participants' frailty levels and chronic pain frequency will be examined.
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Celal Bayar University

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 (Actual)

November 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 9, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 1, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

November 4, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 10, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 9, 2025

Last Verified

April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MCBU-SM-FM-01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

IPD Plan Description

upon request of the board

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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