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N/A N=168 Randomized Treatment

The Effect of Questionnaire Content on Measures of Pain Intensity, Magnitude of Disability, and Symptoms of Depression in Patients With Arm Illness

Arm Illness

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

OutcomeResultp-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).
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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.

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