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Neuropathische spinale pijn bij spondylitis ankylopoetica

2 november 2026 bijgewerkt door: Taciser Kaya, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital

Prevalentie van spinale neuropathische pijn bij patiënten met spondylitis ankylopoetica en de impact ervan op de slaapkwaliteit: een case-control studie

The aim of this study is to investigate prevalence of neuropathic spinal pain in AS patients and it's impact on sleep quality. Moreover effects of neuropathic pain on quality of life and fatigue will be assessed.

Studie Overzicht

Toestand

Actief, niet wervend

Interventie / Behandeling

Gedetailleerde beschrijving

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, inflammatory rheumatic disease that mainly presenting with chronic back pain. In general, chronic low back pain is currently defined as a mixed pain including nociceptive and neuropathic properties. Nociceptive pain in several rheumatic diseases displays neuropathic characteristics over time. Patients with AS are suffered from spinal, entheseal pain or pain originated from peripheral and root joints. Although being scarce, there are trials investigating and reporting neuropathic component of spinal pain in axial spondyloarthritis/ankylosing spondylitis patients. However these trials either are not controlled or did not specify painful region of interest. In a few controlled trials control subjects were not defined clearly.

Sleep problems are reported to be prevalent among patients with chronic pain conditions such as inflammatory rheumatic diseases and fibromyalgia. In patients with ankylosing spondylitis sleep disturbance is a well defined issue. The fact that sleep problem is a common problem in AS, raises the need to explore it's associates. In the trials measuring spinal neuropathic pain, sleep disturbances and it's association with neuropathic pain were not assessed.

So, investigators have aimed to investigate prevalence of neuropathic spinal pain in AS patients and it's impact on sleep quality. For this purpose a case-control study design was planned. Age- and sex-matched control subjects will be chosen among individuals submitted to out-patient clinic with nociceptive/mechanical pain complaint lasting more than three months. Participants in control group will be subjected to same exclusion criteria too.

This design will allow the investigators to determine whether spinal pain in AS patients displays neuropathic character more frequently than any chronic nociceptive pain does.

Studietype

Observationeel

Inschrijving (Werkelijk)

292

Contacten en locaties

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Studie Locaties

      • Izmir, Turkije (Türkiye)
        • Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital

Deelname Criteria

Onderzoekers zoeken naar mensen die aan een bepaalde beschrijving voldoen, de zogenaamde geschiktheidscriteria. Enkele voorbeelden van deze criteria zijn iemands algemene gezondheidstoestand of eerdere behandelingen.

Geschiktheidscriteria

Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie

18 jaar tot 70 jaar (Volwassen, Oudere volwassene)

Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers

Nee

Geslachten die in aanmerking komen voor studie

Allemaal

Bemonsteringsmethode

Niet-waarschijnlijkheidssteekproef

Studie Bevolking

AS patients and age- and sex-matched control subjects will be chosen among individuals submitting to our out-patient clinic with nociceptive/mechanical pain complaint lasting more than three months.

Beschrijving

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Being diagnosed with AS according to the 1984 Modified New York Criteria
  • Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) spinal pain score ≥ 2

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diabetes mellitus, renal insufficiency, hypothyroidism
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome, postherpetic neuralgia, spinal cord compression
  • Neurological diseases leading to neuropathic pain
  • Cervical and lumbar radiculopathy
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Malignancy
  • Severe cardiac disease
  • Pregnancy
  • Muscle weakness or hypoesthesia indicating peripheral nerve injury
  • In the last three months medical treatment leading to neuropathy (colchicine etc.)
  • In the last three months drug use for the treatment of fibromyalgia, depression and anxiety

Studie plan

Dit gedeelte bevat details van het studieplan, inclusief hoe de studie is opgezet en wat de studie meet.

Hoe is de studie opgezet?

Ontwerpdetails

  • Observatiemodellen: CASE_CONTROL
  • Tijdsperspectieven: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Cohorten en interventies

Groep / Cohort
Interventie / Behandeling
AS patients

AS patients diagnosed according to the modified New York criteria

questionnaires and inventories related to primary end secondary outcomes will be applied and physical examination will be performed.

Andere namen:
  • fysiek onderzoek
Control

Age- and sex-matched control subjects with nociceptive/mechanical pain complaint lasting more than three months

questionnaires and inventories related to primary end secondary outcomes will be applied and physical examination will be performed.

Andere namen:
  • fysiek onderzoek

Wat meet het onderzoek?

Primaire uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
Neuropathic pain
Tijdsspanne: Once, at baseline

It will be assessed using the PainDETECT questionnaire. This questionnaire contains nine questions all of which are self-report. Seven items are rated on a six point Likert scale and thus are scored between 0-5. These seven questions query some sensations such as burning, tingling or prickling, allodynia, numbness etc. Apart from these seven items, one item assesses the radiation of pain and the other one item looks for the temporal characteristics of pain. A total score of 12 or less indicates neuropathic component is unlikely, 13-18 means possible neuropathic component and 19 or greater means a neuropathic component is likely. Beside these, there are three items in a separate section measuring severity of pain at the time of evaluation, on average and maximum over the past month. This section is not taken into account in scoring

Once, at baseline
Sleep quality
Tijdsspanne: Once, at baseline

It will be assessed using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). It was developed by Buysse and coworkers in 1989. This index measures sleep quality quantitatively and covers 24 questions. Nineteen questions are self-rated and scoring is based on these self-rated questions, other five questions that rating by partner are not taken into account while calculating total score. Questionnaire measures seven domains; subjective sleep quality (question 6), sleep latency (question 2 and 5a), sleep duration (question 4), habitual sleep efficiency (question 1,3,4), sleep disturbances (question 5b-j), use of sleep medication (question 7), and daytime dysfunction (question 8 and 9) over the last month. Seven domain scores give a result on a 0 to 3 scale. To yield a total score the domain scores are summed. Total score varies between 0 and 21. Higher scores indicate worse sleep quality.

Once, at baseline

Secundaire uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
Health related quality of life
Tijdsspanne: Once, at baseline

Health related quality of life will be assessed using (Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (ASQoL) querying symptoms, functioning, and disease-related concern. It covers 18 dichotomous questions that ask participants to answer in a yes or no fashion. An answer of "yes" is assumed as one point. To get a final score, all points are summed. Thus, total score is between 0-18 and higher scores indicate worse quality of life.

Once, at baseline
Fatigue
Tijdsspanne: Once, at baseline

It will be assessed using Fatigue Severity Scale. This scale contains nine questions and measures fatigue severity during the past week. Each question is rated between 1 (strongly disagree)-7 (strongly disagree). Total score is mean of all To calculate total score first the points of all answers are summed and then the result is divided by nine. Higher scores indicate severe fatigue

Once, at baseline

Medewerkers en onderzoekers

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Onderzoekers

  • Studie directeur: Taciser Kaya, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Reseach Hospital

Publicaties en nuttige links

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Studie record data

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Bestudeer belangrijke data

Studie start (Werkelijk)

6 april 2021

Primaire voltooiing (Werkelijk)

2 november 2024

Studie voltooiing (Geschat)

2 mei 2027

Studieregistratiedata

Eerst ingediend

19 maart 2021

Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria

19 maart 2021

Eerst geplaatst (Werkelijk)

22 maart 2021

Updates van studierecords

Laatste update geplaatst (Werkelijk)

4 november 2026

Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria

2 november 2026

Laatst geverifieerd

1 november 2026

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