Facemasks and Chronic Pain Patients With Hearing Loss
CompletedNCT06072235
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Brief summary (from the registry)
Facemasks may impede communication. Impaired communication may worsen healthcare outcomes. This study explores the problem of hearing impairment in chronic pain patients, and the impact of facemasks on healthcare outcomes in chronic pain patients. Data collection includes patient's age, anxiety score, depression score, numeric pain score, and effects of facemasks on treatment outcomes. Pain is measured using numeric pain rating scale. Depression is measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scale. Anxiety is measured using the General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale.
Study details
- Official title
- Facemasks and COVID-19 Pandemic in Chronic Pain Patients With Hearing Impairment
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss
- Chronic Pain
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Verbal communication
- Sponsor
- Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic
- Start date
- 2018-01-08
- Primary completion
- 2024-12-11
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 99 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Canada
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * adults * chronic pain diagnosis * diagnosed hearing impairment * use of hearing aid Exclusion Criteria: * complete deafness * cochlear implant * severe vision impairment * cognitive dysfunction
Canadian sites (1)
| Facility | City | Province |
|---|---|---|
| Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic | Surrey | British Columbia |
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06072235