The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients Suffering From Chronic Pain
CompletedNCT00885261
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Obesity is considered as the epidemic of the century. Central obesity is one of the metabolic syndrome's features. It has been proven that obesity can cause back pain and headaches; thus, there might be a link between chronic pain and the syndrome. The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients suffering from chronic pain.
Study details
- Official title
- The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients Suffering From Chronic Pain
- Conditions
- Pain and Metabolic Syndrome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
- Start date
- 2009-05
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Israel
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over 18 that suffer from chronic pain and are being treated at the pain medicine unit Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women, patients with abdominal wall defects
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00885261