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Prevalence of Chronic Pain After an Emergency Department Visit for Severe Acute Pain

CompletedNCT04625374
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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 main objective for investigators is to determine the prevalence of moderate to severe chronic pain in the adult population 6 months after consultation in the emergency department for acute pain (less than 7 days old) and severe pain assessed at admission and defined as greater than or equal to 6/10 by the numerical pain scale.

Study details

Official title
Prevalence of Chronic Pain After an Emergency Department Visit for Severe Acute Pain and Influence of the Analgesia Initially Used
Conditions
  • Emergency Medicine
Sponsor
University Hospital, Grenoble
Start date
2020-12-05
Primary completion
2021-09-01
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
France
Total sites listed
2

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * To have consulted in the emergency department between 4 to 5 months before reading the files to be contacted 6 months after the consultation in the emergency department; * Initial pain ≥6 on the Numerical Pain Scale ; * Acute pain that has been evolving for less than 7 days. * No oral opposition of the subject required during the phone call Exclusion Criteria: * Patient who has undergone surgery in the direct course or within one month of the emergency department visit; * Patient with suspected or confirmed coronary chest pain at the time of discharge from the emergency department; * Patient with a mental disability; * Patient dead; * Patient who is deaf or hard of hearing; * Patient who does not speak French or does not live in France * Patient whose medical history was noted in the file as being impossible due to communication problems; * Patient who left the emergency department before the end of medical care; * Patient consulting for acutization of chronic pain; * Patient during pregnancy; * Patient consulting for a recent complication of care (within the month), surgical or other; * Patient taking daily analgesic treatments in the last 2 months; * Patient known to be dependent on opioids or treated with substitution therapy; * Homeless patient; * Patient who has been injured in the course of an assault or violence.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04625374