NCT04883216

Investigation of the Characteristics of Chronic Pain Developing After COVID-19

Investigation of the Characteristics of Chronic Pain Developing After COVID-19 in Patients With COVID-19

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 776 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Data on pain after COVID-19 were generally collected from hospitalized patients and only include information on acute pain conditions. However, the characteristics of the chronic pain experienced after COVID-19 are unknown. For this reason, the treatment and recommendations for patients who present with chronic pain after COVID-19 are not clear. Our goal is to determine the characteristics and risk factors of chronic pain developing in COVID-19 patients and to create specific treatment recommendations for these patient groups with further studies.

Detailed description

Data on pain developing after COVID-19 were generally collected from hospitalized patients and only include information on acute pain conditions seen after the ilness. It is noteworthy that headache and musculoskeletal pain were seen common in first few weeks. However, the characteristics (mechanical, inflammatory, central sensitization, anxiety-related, etc.) of the chronic pain experienced are unknown. For this reason, the treatment and recommendations for patients who present with chronic pain after COVID-19 are not clear. Our goal is to determine the characteristics and risk factors of chronic pain developing in COVID-19 patients and to create specific treatment recommendations for these patient groups with further studies.

Conditions

• Covid19
• Coronavirus
• Chronic Pain

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-03-24
• Primary completion: 2021-12-31
• Completion: 2021-12-31
• First posted: 2021-05-12
• Last updated: 2022-04-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)