N/A
N=168
The Effect of Questionnaire Content on Measures of Pain Intensity, Magnitude of Disability, and Symptoms of Depression in Patients With Arm Illness
Arm Illness
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02209259 ↗Enrolled (actual)
168
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2018
Primary outcome: Primary: Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Upper Extremity — 39; 43; 41 T-score
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- PROMIS Upper Extremity Function (Other); Pain intensity (Other); PROMIS depression (Other); Positive affect negative affect scale (PANAS) (Other); standard PCS (Other); positively-adjusted version of the PCS (Other)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Primary completion
- Feb 2016
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Upper Extremity |
39; 43; 41 | — |
| SECONDARY Pain Intensity |
3.5; 3.5; 3.3 | — |
| SECONDARY Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Depression |
47; 48; 48 | — |
Summary
The investigators plan a prospective randomized study to see whether negative questions affect measures of mood, pain, or disability. A total of 175 patients will participate at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- All new and follow-up patients presenting to the Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Service
- English fluency and literacy
Exclusion Criteria
- pregnant women
- Inability to complete enrollment forms due to any mental status or language problems (e.g. dementia, head injury, overall illness).
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02209259). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.