Chronic Pain Predictors in Major Trauma
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Chronic Pain, Limb Fracture. Basic parameters: from 16 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United Kingdom
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Risk Factors for Chronic Limb Pain in Major Trauma Patients With Limb Injury
Overview
The goal of this observational study is to learn about who is at risk of developing chronic pain in a major trauma population with at least one limb fracture. The main question it aims to answer is: which risk factors predict which patients will experience chronic pain following traumatic limb injury. Participants will answer a baseline questionnaire and two outcome questionnaires about their pain at 3 and 6 months after their injury.
Primary outcome measures
- Presence of chronic pain [Time frame: Reported at baseline, 3 and 6 months post-injury]
- Severity of chronic pain [Time frame: Reported at baseline, 3 and 6 months post-injury]
- Pain impact [Time frame: Reported at baseline, 3 and 6 months post-injury]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
Aged ≥ 16 Polytrauma patient (multiple injuries affecting multiple body regions or organ systems) Admitted to a UK Major Trauma Centre Minimum of 1 radiologically confirmed traumatic limb fracture Have capacity to provide informed consent to participate in the study Have sufficient proficiency in English to provide the required data or be willing to use an approved interpreting service for data collection Recruited within 4 weeks of injury
Exclusion criteria
No traumatic limb fracture Patients with a primary or treatment amputation in relation to their limb injury Pathological limb fractures Prisoners No fixed abode
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
United Kingdom · 1 center
- Queens Medical Centre- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust — Nottingham
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07237152 · 25034