Nutrition Intervention for Chronic Pain Patients
CompletedNot applicableNCT03837080
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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)
The primary objective of the study is to determine the effectiveness of nutrition education (individual and group) on the intensity of pain in patients suffering from chronic pain. The secondary goal is to determine whether there is a change in the status of the patient's nutrition, their quality of life, quality of life, and other indicators of the psychophysical condition of the patient.
Study details
- Official title
- Efficacy of Nutrition Education Tailored for Chronic Pain Patients on Pain Intensity and Quality of Life - A Randomized Clinical Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Nutrition Education
- Sponsor
- Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
- Collaborators
- Osijek University Hospital
- Start date
- 2019-01-28
- Primary completion
- 2020-01-15
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 80 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Croatia
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * signed informed consent * chronic low back pain with or without radiculopathy patients; non-cancer pain * BMI within the range \>18 and \<35 kg/m2 * Croatian-speaking * referred to a multidisciplinary pain management center * able to report on their health and pain status (neurologically stable) * pain intensity on 0-10 visual analog scale ≥ 5 prior to treatment * magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbar spine and electromyography (EMNG) studies completed confirming clinical symptoms of low back pain with or without radiculopathy Exclusion Criteria: * younger than 18 or older than 80 * cancer pain * pregnancy * disability (unable to walk) * inability to fill in questionnaires in Croatian * cognitive impairment * significant, symptomatic uncontrolled psychosis * psychiatric disorder * pain intensity on 0-10 visual analog scale \< 5 prior to treatment * severe somatic disorder (oncological disease, type 1 diabetes, hepatological or nephrological) * undergoing current treatment for a major medical illness such as malignancy, autoimmune or immune deficiency disorder * acute low back pain, or shorter than 6 months * clotting disorders * BMI \<18 or over 35 kg/m2 * nutritional deficiency (e.g. iron deficiency anaemia, osteoporosis) * current or history of eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia or EDNOS) * current use of weight loss interventions (drugs; exercise interventions) * regular use of supplemental omega-3 fatty acids, gamma-linolenic acid or vitamin D
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03837080