NCT07487610

Relationship Between Neuropathic Pain and Geriatric Assessment Parameters in Patients Aged 80 Years and Older

Evaluation of the Relationship Between Neuropathic Pain and Geriatric Assessment Parameters in Patients Aged 80 Years and Older

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 450 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sultan 1. Murat State Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aimed to determine the frequency of neuropathic pain in individuals aged 80 years and older and to evaluate the relationship between neuropathic pain and comprehensive geriatric assessment parameters.

Conditions

• Neuropathic Pain
• Old Age; Debility
• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Detailed geriatric assessment	The patients' demographic characteristics, comorbid diseases, and laboratory parameters routinely requested from each patient within the last 3 months, including TSH, vitamin D, vitamin B12, HbA1c, hemoglobin, folic acid, and GFR levels, will be recorded. During the outpatient clinic visit, the presence of neuropathic pain will be assessed using the Douleur Neuropathique-4 (DN4) questionnaire. Pain intensity will be evaluated using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and the average pain severity over the last week will be recorded. The use of medications that may affect pain severity and that have been used regularly by the patients for the last 3 months will also be assessed (antiepileptics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, paracetamol, and antidepressants). The patients will undergo mood assessment, evaluation of basic and instrumental activities of daily living, neurocognitive assessment, frailty assessment, and nutritional assessment.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-03-17
• Primary completion: 2026-05-30
• Completion: 2026-06-30
• First posted: 2026-03-23
• Last updated: 2026-03-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)