Preferences in Pain Treatment: A Discrete Choice Experiment in Patients With Peripheral Neuropathic Pain (pNP)

The objective of this study is to identify and weight attributes of topic and systemic pain treatment options relevant from the patients' perspective with peripheral neuropathic pain. The study will use a discrete choice experimental design to reach its objective.

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Key information

Conditions

Neuralgia Peripheral Behavior Health Behavior Nervous System Diseases Neuralgia Neurologic Manifestations Neuromuscular Diseases Neuropathic Pain Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Patient Preference Patient Satisfaction Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Signs and Symptoms Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

LinkCare GmbH, Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Patients with diagnosed peripheral neuropathic pain (pNP) as assessed by study sites

Exclusion criteria

Patients with no sufficient knowledge in written or oral German as assessed by study sites

Treatment and study plan

Discrete choice experiment

Other

An online-based Discrete-Choice Experiment (DCE) using a survey for stated treatment preferences and socio-demographics. Furthermore, the neuropathic pain component will be assessed in all patients with the Numeric Pain Rating Scale instrument.

Primary outcomes

Patient preferences for topical and systemic pain treatment attributes

Time frame: 20 minutes after survey start

Utility values obtained via multinominal logit estimates from discrete choice experiment

Secondary outcomes

Relevance of attributes attributed with topical and systemic pain treatment

Time frame: 5 minutes after survey start

Derived from Likert scale
Marginal rate of substitution against pain reduction

Time frame: 20 minutes after survey start

Derived from discrete choice experiment

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

LinkCare GmbH

Industry

Collaborators

Grünenthal GmbH
Schmerz- und Palliativzentrum Rhein-Main Wiesbaden
Schmerzpraxis Wiesbaden

Registry information

Acronym: DExPri

Important dates

Study start: 2020
Primary completion: 2020
Study completion: 2020
First posted: Dec 3, 2019
Registry last updated: Feb 21, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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