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Chronic pain after spinal cord injury in or below the level of injury is a common problem and can be severe.
The purpose of our study is to investigate the effect of pleasant guided imagery on spinal cord injured patients with chronic pain in or below the level of injury.
The study is a controlled simple blind randomized prospective study. Subjects who live in Trøndelag ( Norway) and who have a traumatic or non traumatic spinal cord injury with chronic pain in or below the level of injury will be included in the study.
Assessments: Pain will be measured with NRS(numeric pain rating scale) and BPIQ (Brief pain intervention questionnaire), anxiety and depression with BDI and BAI (Beck's depression and anxiety inventory) and quality of live with SF36 health survey.
The subjects will be randomized in a treatment and control group. One group will use daily for four weeks a CD with a pleasant guided imagery, the other group will write a short pain diary.
The NRS will be registered daily and the other assessments before and after the interventions.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| guided imagery | Experimental | CD |
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| pain diary | Active Comparator | Pain diary |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant guided imagery | Behavioral | CD with pleasant guided imagery |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity | as measured by a numerical rating scale (daily) and Brief pain questionnaire (BPI) (baseline and after 4 weeks) | four weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| BDI, BAI and SF36 | pre and postintervention |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Gunnar Leivseth, Professor MD | Norwegian University of Science and Technology | Principal Investigator |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010146 | Pain |
| ID | Term |
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| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| Pain diary |
| Behavioral |
Filling out a pain diary |
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