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Validating Pain Scales in Children and Young Adults

CompletedNCT01639950
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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)

Background: \- Assessing pain levels is important to improve treatments for different illnesses. Most pain rating scales are used to determine pain levels in adults. Pain is also a common symptom among children who have cancer. Those who have genetic conditions that may lead to cancer may also have pain symptoms. However, the pain scales used for adults have not been fully tested in children and young adults. As a result, they may not be as accurate. Researchers want to test pain rating scales in children and young adults who have cancer and genetic conditions that can lead to cancer. Objectives: \- To study the effectiveness of pain rating scales given to children and adults with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD),cancer, and related genetic conditions. Eligibility: \- Adults 18 and 34 years of age and older who have SCD, cancer, or other genetic conditions that can lead to cancer. Design: * Participants with SCD, cancer or related genetic conditions will fill out four questionnaires. These questionnaires will ask about pain levels and how much pain interferes with daily life. * Pain treatments will not be provided as part of this study.

Study details

Official title
Validation of the English Version of the Pain Interference Index and the Pain Rating Scale in Children, Adolescents, and Adults With Chronic Illness and Their Parents
Conditions
Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Organization
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Start date
2012-08-06
Primary completion
2023-06-28
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
* IINCLUSION CRITERIA: * Participants must have a cytologically confirmed cancer, SCD, or meet the diagnostic criteria for NF1 documented in the medical record according to the primary treatment or natural history protocol. Participants must be at least one month post-diagnosis. * Age \>= 18 * Participants who complete the pain interference measure (the Pain Interference Index PII) and the pain severity tool (Pain Rating Scale PRS) once but who miss their Time 2 evaluation, are eligible to enroll a second time to complete the measures again in order to participate in the test-retest reliability assessment. * Ability to read and/or understand English EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Participants may be excluded from this study if in the judgment of the Principal or Associate Investigator, the subject is too ill, or subject s cognitive ability would compromise their ability to participate in study related procedures.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01639950