pain measurement

..pain and the effectiveness of analgesic drug candidates in rodents that is congruent with current methods of pain assessment in human and veterinary populations...

..I propose 4 main training objectives: 1) Develop expertise in psychophysical and clinical pain assessment with emphasis on ethnic differences; 2) Gain an understanding of the complex genetic, PK/PD processes ..

..I propose 4 main training objectives: 1) Develop expertise in psychophysical and clinical pain assessment with emphasis on ethnic differences; 2) Gain an understanding of the complex genetic, PK/PD processes ..

..of issues remain to be addressed: 1) Can OIPS be assessed clinically through descriptive and quantitative pain assessment tools such as measuring changes in pain threshold and identifying abnormal clinical pain characteristics? 2) ..

..of issues remain to be addressed: 1) Can OIPS be assessed clinically through descriptive and quantitative pain assessment tools such as measuring changes in pain threshold and identifying abnormal clinical pain characteristics? 2) ..

..explain genetic contributions and physiologic mechanisms of addiction, define pain and list principles of pain assessment, define addiction and list principles of addiction risk assessment, identify specific types of pain and ..

..Thus, we believe this product has enormous commercial viability and public health importance. Public Health Relevance: This Public Health Relevance is not available...

..by applicant): Unrelieved sickle cell disease (SC) pain is a major health problem attributed in part to pain assessment difficulties and to lack of knowledge about analgesics known to be effective for pain control...

..by applicant): Unrelieved sickle cell disease (SC) pain is a major health problem attributed in part to pain assessment difficulties and to lack of knowledge about analgesics known to be effective for pain control...

..The Internet/CD-Rom training program will include a Back Pain Assessment Tool, feedback and recommendations, and assistance with setting goals and developing a pain management action ..

..The research will also explore the feasibility of an innovative dental pain assessment approach that may provide a basis for future research projects and could guide the development of ..

..3) To use alternative methods of pain assessment that are much less influenced by psychological factors (e.g...

..The approach is innovative, by employing accepted pain assessment tools to an important, understudied area: the pelvic floor musculature...

..The subjects in this study will be asked to rate pain intensities by setting the slider on an electronic visual analog scale. Novel methodology will be used for probing the temporal and spatial response properties of central pain ..

..didactics, and experiences designed to achieve 3 career development objectives: 1) Gain expertise in pain assessment, 2) gain expertise in polysomnography and 3) develop a foundation in clinical trials methods...

..didactics, and experiences designed to achieve 3 career development objectives: 1) Gain expertise in pain assessment, 2) gain expertise in polysomnography and 3) develop a foundation in clinical trials methods...

..This decision support will assist the nurses in conducting a pain assessment, provide treatment recommendation(s), and print a summary report to be fixed to the physician office...

..Shega regularly throughout the award period. His advisory panel includes: (1) D. Weiner-non- cancer pain measurement and functional outcomes, (2) M. Ersek-educational interventions in non-cancer pain, (3) K...

..At the end of this R21 project, we expect that (1) the conceptual model of the gero-oncology pain measurement can be improved; (2) the initial sets of pain items can be constructed; (3) items displaying differential ..

..A reliable and valid pain assessment tool is critical to facilitate our future study of pain management strategies in these children.

..2) time to discharge from the Post Anesthesia Care Unit; 3) analgesic requirements self-reported pain by visual analogue scale; 4) incidence of delirium (confusion Assessment Method) (Stage 2 recovery); and 5) troponin I levels (..

..Patients will rate their clinical pain at or above 4 on a visual analog scale of pain (VAS; 0-10) and will complete a short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (VAS, MPQ)...

..Secondary outcomes measures include (1) voiding frequency, (2) patient satisfaction as recorded on a visual analogue scale, (3) adverse events, (4) urge incontinence specific quality of life measure, (5) pelvic floor distress ..

..Subjective discomfort will be assessed using a visual analog scale, and forearm edema and strength will also be measured...

..The DCC will provide expertise in the design and conduct of clinical trials, pain measurement, selection of outcome measures, and identification of prognostically different subgroups of patients...

..The elderly, young, and minorities are at particular risk. Pain assessment, a critical component of pain management, is a complex ongoing task requiring good patient-provider ..

..The primary outcome measures include the visual analog scale measuring similarity to ethanol and the visual analog scale measuring "high...

..Documentation of peri-operative symptoms will be done using visual analog scale measure s for pain and swelling. Endodontic treatment will be completed in a standardized manner...

..exist between the 4 groups and if the amount of gapping is related to relief of pain (difference in Visual Analog Scale from initial exam to MRI appointment) and disability (difference in Bournemouth Questionnaire scores)...

..value their current health using three well validated techniques: The Standard Gamble, Time Tradeoff, and Visual Analogue Scale. The primary hypothesis is that magnesium sulfate, given within 8 hours of moderate or severe head injury, ..

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A new interdisciplinary network, the "Novel Pain Assessment and Intervention Network (NoPAIN)" will be established to explore a measurement-to-management system for geriatric pain with the long-term ..

..Primary outcome measures include self-report (Tobacco Craving Questionnaire and Visual Analog Scale questions) and physiological (heart rate, blood pressure, finger temperature, and skin conductance) ..

..Subjects will be evaluated using the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire, the Visual Analog Scale, a pain medication usage questionnaire and medical claims data...

..MEASURES: We will measure physician dosage and use of long acting pain medications, thoroughness of pain assessment, patient-centered communication, and autonomy support...

..will examine the validity, sensitivity, and patient usage of, and satisfaction with, a new electronic visual analogue scale (eVAS), used to quantify both physical (pain) and psychological (anxiety) symptoms in children and ..

..Its key themes are pain measurement and non-pharmacological analgesia in the CAM areas of mind-body intervention and music therapy...

..to participate in a variety of seminars and clinical trainings aimed at increasing his expertise in chronic pain assessment and treatment, psychotherapy development, qualitative research methods, specific advanced statistical ..

..MEASURES: We will measure physician dosage and use of long acting pain medications, thoroughness of pain assessment, patient-centered communication, and autonomy support...

DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): The goal of Phase II is the continued development of the Comprehensive Pain Assessment System (COMPASS), a self-report battery of questionnaires designed to provide information about both the ..

..For his dissertation, Dr. Ramsay is learning the psychophysics of pain assessment from a collaboration with a group at the Oregon Health Sciences School of Dentistry, and the fundamentals of ..

..and 60-days) for number of missed doses, the 4-item Adult AIDS Clinical Trial Group assessment, a 30-day visual analogue scale item, and 30-day rating scale item in comparison with unannounced pill counts...

..spouse or live-in partner), and in the general population; 3) compare the reliability and validity of the visual analogue scale (VAS), time trade-off (TTO), and standard gamble (SG) methods for measuring alcohol-related health ..

..A rater blinded to the group assignment will evaluate the patients with the following scales: Visual Analogue Scale of Pain, Beck Depression Inventory, VAS of anxiety, Clinical Global Impression, Patient Global Assessment ..

..we propose to identify CNS mechanisms of chronic neuropathic pain (CNP) in diabetes, by combining behavioral pain assessment with functional brain imaging in the streptozotocin (STZ) diabetic rat model...

..Existing multidimensional chronic pain assessment protocols often require an hour or more to complete...

..Project Summary/Abstract: Ongoing concerns about the management of children's pain and its treatment make pain assessment in children a high medical priority...

..Craving ratings will be collected using a visual analog scale (VAS) consisting of a continuous digitized 10cm line for scoring purposes from 0 to 100...

..opioid titration order sheet structured to provide clear direction for three critical provider behaviors: (1) pain assessment, (2) generation of a treatment plan, and (3) communication of the treatment plan to the patient...

..We will also conduct the first detailed study of the validity and reliability of available pain assessment instruments in this patient population, and examine the relationship between pain frequency and infant ..

..2) Validate a simple visual analogue scale-based instrument for assessing adherence to HAART in patients newly starting HAART in routine care...

..the grant, each of the 4 research cores (Health Outcomes, Neuroimaging, Animal Models, Psychophysiology and Pain Assessment) will have 2-3 development projects attached to it...

..In spite of the acknowledgement of the benefits of multidimensional pain assessment and treatment, significant conceptual and practical barriers remain...

..This serves as a nonverbal measure of arousal. 3) To determine whether a verbal measure of cravings, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), will indicate that subjects show a greater craving for cocaine in a drug-free environment that was ..

..This study will have clear implications for clinical practice and may lead to more concerted education efforts regarding gender differences and treatment practices in pain patients...

..and with a battery of currently accepted sleep detection measures such as the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Visual Analogue Scale, Psychomotor Vigilance Test, etc...

..This abstract is not available. Public Health Relevance: This Public Health Relevance is not available...

..Pain scores were higher in patients with TNS than those who did not have TNS. During the first 48 h postop, a small proportion of patients who had TNS experienced functional impairment of walking, sitting, and sleeping...

..With our commitment to pain management in children, these protocols should easily translate into improved clinical practice...

..Stimulation of peripheral morphine receptors by systemic morphine could explain the difference between these results and those of previous studies...

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..328 +/- 144 min in group S), and VAS pain scores were comparable in both groups. CONCLUSION: Small-dose of ketamine does not seem to be a useful adjunct to remifentanil-based anaesthesia during short, painful surgical procedures...

..After electrical stimulation no differences were seen between the opioids and placebo in any tissue studied. CONCLUSIONS: Oxycodone was a stronger analgesic than morphine in several pain modalities in the skin, muscle and oesophagus...

..Pain assessments were performed regularly in 43% of all departments, but pain measurement was less frequent; 3% of the departments had no formal organization for pain management; and 15% never or ..

..This review summarizes selected current topics in pediatric acute pain management, with the major emphasis on acute postoperative pain management...

..The addition of a small 125- micro g dose of morphine improves pain control during subsequent epidural analgesia and reduces the requirements for postpartum pain medications...

..Seventy-three trauma patients with a severe acute pain defined as a visual analog scale (VAS) score of at least 60/100 were enrolled. Patients in the K group received 0...

..Pain scores were rated by using a 100-mm visual analog scale at 0, 5, 10, 20, and 30 minutes. Routine clinical observations and adverse events were recorded...

..the first 24 hours postpartum, patients were evaluated for the amount of oral pain medication requested; visual analog scale scores for pain at rest and with movement; satisfaction with postpartum pain treatment; and opioid side ..

..METHODS: Consecutive patients with severe, acute pain defined as a visual analog scale score (VASS) of 60/100 or higher were included...

..No patient required naloxone. CONCLUSION: For the treatment of acute, severe pain in the emergency department, intravenous hydromorphone at 0.015 mg/kg represents a feasible alternative to intravenous morphine at 0.1 mg/kg...

..Preventive treatments have to be considered first as the best pain treatment. Basically, perioperative pain has to be understood as a standard quality management by the medical and surgical team...

..Therefore, the evaluated analgesics seems to be adequate for postoperative pain therapy also in fracture patients (trauma patients). However, the efficacy of all analgesics evaluated here must be regarded as insufficient in many cases...

..CONCLUSIONS: The co-administration of oral naloxone PR with oxycodone PR improves patient assessment of analgesic opioid therapy for severe chronic pain, in terms of both efficacy and tolerability...

..CONCLUSION: The results suggest the existence of a group of CNCP patients whose long-term opioid consumption can be beneficial and remain moderate without them suffering from the consequences of problematic opioid drug use...

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..Postoperative analgesia was assessed every 15 minutes by using a visual analog scale. Duration of sensory and motor blocks was determined based on a modified Bromage scale, and time of the ..

..7 mg/kg (19.9-23.5 mg/kg). CONCLUSION: Given the large dose of gabapentin needed, further powered studies are warranted to assess side effects...

..Post-thyroidectomy pain was assessed on a visual analogue scale at rest and during swallowing in the first 24 hr postoperatively...

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..CONCLUSION: In patients undergoing orthopedic surgery, supplementation of spinal anesthesia with combined intrathecal and epidural MgSO(4) significantly reduces patients' post-operative analgesic requirements...

..3 groups received initial intravenous morphine titration if their pain score was higher than 30 on a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS), and then a PCA device was initiated...

..Chronic pain assessment and its impact on physical, emotional, and social functions require multidimensional qualitative tools and ..

..consumption was recorded, and pain assessments were performed at 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, and 24 hours using a visual analog scale (VAS)...

..6%) receiving gabapentin and in three patients receiving placebo (7.3%). CONCLUSION: Gabapentin is effective in improving analgesia in patients with neuropathic cancer pain already treated with opioids...

..5 mg/325 mg) are as effective as codeine/ APAP capsules (30 mg/300 mg) in the treatment of chronic nonmalignant low back pain and OA pain and are better tolerated...

..Based on this observation, we conclude that the antinociceptive activity exhibited by C. olitorius is enhanced by the increase in temperature and may be mediated peripherally, but not centrally, at least in part, via an opioid receptor...

..6. These results indicate that OCBZ has an analgesic action and is a possible therapeutic agent for the treatment of neuropathic pain, such as occurs in painful diabetic neuropathy...

..We found that women had more intense pain and required 30% more morphine to achieve a similar degree of analgesia compared with men...

..In addition, repeated treatment with PAT could reverse already-developed morphine tolerance. Subanalgesic doses of oral PAT thus can attenuate and reverse morphine tolerance in mice...

..In our patient group there is no evidence that a combination of an opioid with a non-opioid is more effective than opioid therapy alone in in-patient paediatric oncology pain treatment...

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..CONCLUSIONS: Bilateral superficial cervical plexus block with 0.75% ropivacaine administered before or after surgery does not improve postoperative analgesia after total thyroidectomy...

..included the McGill pain questionnaire (MPQ), which generates a pain rating index (PRI), and contains a visual analog scale (VAS) of pain intensity, the neuropathy pain scale (NPS), and a VAS for pain relief...

..CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that pain reduction after BTXA treatment is mediated through its effect on muscle tone rather than a direct analgesic effect...

..CONCLUSION: Perioperative parecoxib enhanced the postoperative analgesia of intrathecal morphine and bupivacaine and improved patient satisfaction...

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..Subjective pain levels (visual analog scale, VAS) were recorded. The primary outcome was total morphine consumption on discharge from the recovery room...

..evaluated at rest and on coughing before and 30 min after each interpleural injection, using an 11-point visual analog scale. Supplemental analgesic consumption and side effects were recorded...

..Patients in Group E were more satisfied with their analgesic regimen. Single dose multimodal epidural analgesia administered after wound closure provided better postoperative analgesia after lumbar microdiscectomy...

..The degree of hemodynamic depression associated with the combination was considered acceptable for healthy patients undergoing elective surgery...

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..16 mg h-1). Although this resulted in a mild motor block during the first 12 h, patient mobilization was similar in all groups...

..from the end of the surgery until further analgesia was demanded), the level of postoperative pain (by visual analog scale 1, 2, 3, 12, and 24 h after surgery), and the need for additional pain medication (during the first 24 h ..

..Appropriate and timely treatments of painful conditions result in maximum function and the ability to lead active lives and maintain an adequate quality of life...

..Further research is needed to identify the causes of these variations, and there is a need to develop interventions to standardize and improve pain assessment and treatment.

..CONCLUSION: Topical anaesthesia with prilocaine-lidocaine cream significantly reduced pain at transrectal probe insertion and during the biopsy procedure...

..CONCLUSIONS: The administration of celecoxib for the first 5 days after spinal-fusion surgery resulted in improved analgesia and a reduction in chronic donor-site pain at 1 year after surgery...

..Secondly, the challenge should be met to create a concept where by various therapies can be preformed in a parallel fashion, without compete one another and being effective on different aspects and causes of the pain...

..Morphine doses should be titrated to maximize the endogenous pain control system while achieving analgesia with decreased dosages...

..If no clear pathology is identified, reinforcement of the wall using a mesh offers good clinical results for athletes with idiopathic groin pain...

..p, injections of Syn 1020 produced anti-allodynic effects. Thus, Syn 1020, a NOP receptor directed peptide, administered systemically has anti-nociceptive activity in both acute and chronic pain models in mice and rats respectively...

..Oxycodone and morphine showed different pharmacodynamic/pharmacokinetic relationships for the visceral analgesia, whereas relationships were alike for somatic analgesia...

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..05). We conclude that PCEA with a background infusion provides effective analgesia with less anaesthetist workload and reduced local anaesthetic consumption as compared with PCEA without a background infusion...