The Norwegian Addiction, Pain and Trauma Study

Brief summary (from the registry)

In populations with substance use disorders (SUD), there is a high prevalence of chronic pain with various underlying causes. Chronic pain can complicate the treatment of SUD and lead to poorer treatment outcomes. There is a need for a better understanding of the connections and interactions between chronic pain and substance use and dependence. Further, there is a high prevalence of chronic pain among patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As there is an overlap between populations with SUD and PTSD, taking potentially traumatizing life-experiences and post-traumatic stress symptoms into account can provide a better understanding of chronic pain in populations with SUD. The Nor-APT study is a cross-sectional study, recruiting from outpatient and inpatient substance use treatment centres connected to four hospitals. Participants complete a questionnaire about substance/medication use, pain and how pain affect function, stressful life events and post-traumatic stress symptoms. Patients can consent to self-reported data being linked to retrospective and prospective longitudinal data from national demographic and health registries. The purpose of the study is to contribute to a better understanding and treatment of chronic pain among people with substance use disorders (SUD), and to contribute to the understanding of co-occurring substance use, chronic pain and post-traumatic stress symptoms. The over-arching research aims are to: I. Describe the prevalence and characteristics of pain for people in need of treatment for substance/medication use/dependence. II. Describe how the pain affects physical and emotional functioning, and subjective quality of life. III. Explore any connections between substance/medication use and pain, both what came first and any ways substance/medication use and pain affect each other. IV. Explore the connection between chronic pain, potentially traumatizing life events and post-traumatic stress symptoms. V. Explore how treatmen…

Study details

Official title

The Norwegian Addiction, Pain and Trauma Study

Conditions

• Chronic Pain
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
• Substance Use Disorders

Sponsor

University Hospital, Akershus

Collaborators

Oslo University Hospital; Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies; The Hospital of Vestfold; Sykehuset Telemark

Start date

2021-03-23

Primary completion

2024-06-02

Sex

All

Age range

from 18 Years

Results posted

No results posted in this snapshot

Countries

Norway

Total sites listed

4

Eligibility criteria