Effects of Multimodal Pain Therapy in Patients With Mixed Chronic Pain Syndromes

Complex and chronified pain syndromes requires a specialized therapeutic concept. From patients with chronic low back pain the investigators know, that an interdisciplinary multi-modal approach may improve the therapeutic success. In this observational study the investigators investigated if the multi-modal pain therapy is also effective in patients with mixed chronic pain syndromes.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Klinikum St. Georg, Pain Center

Leipzig, Saxony, 04129, Germany

About this study

The multi-modal pain therapy includes:

specific drug therapy
pain education
psychological therapy
physical therapy
behavioral therapy
work hardening
bio-feedback
ergotherapy

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

age >= 18 years and <= 65 years
verified chronic pain for more than 6 month

Exclusion criteria

application for a pension
non-accordance with multi-modal pain therapy
dominant geriatric symptoms
dominant psychiatric symptoms

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

intensity of pain

Time frame: Change from Baseline in intensity of pain at 1 year

pain intensity 1 year after multi-modale therapy compared with pain intensity before treatment

Secondary outcomes

pain disability index

Time frame: Change from Baseline in pain disability index at 6 months

pain disability index 6 month after multi-modale therapy compared with pain disability index before treatment

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Influence of a Multimodal Day-unit Pain Therapy on Pain Experience, Pain-related Disability and Depression in Patients With Chronic Pain Syndromes

Acronym: IMPERApain

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2013
First posted: May 2, 2011
Registry last updated: Jul 15, 2013

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