CompletedNot Applicable

Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation of Patients With Chronic Widespread Pain

Denmark192 participantsStarted 2011-05

Plain-language summary

The primary objective of the current study is to evaluate the outcome of an interdisciplinary multi-component rehabilitation programme customized to patients with chronic widespread pain (CWP) based on multidimensional diagnostic assessment including sub-grouping, and aiming to improve functional ability in everyday life. The hypothesis is that a patient-focused multi-disciplinary rehabilitation approach will improve both functional ability and quality of life for patients with CWP.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * age above 18 * fulfills the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 1990 classification criteria of widespread musculoskeletal pain i.e. reporting of pain axially and in all 4 body quadrants for a minimum duration of 3 months * willing to participate in a 2-week group-based rehabilitation programme Exclusion Criteria: * severe physical impairment necessitating assistance in personal activities of daily living * concurrent history of major psychiatric disorder not related to the pain disorder * other medical conditions capable of causing patients symptoms (e.g. uncontrolled inflammatory/autoimmune disorder, uncontrolled endocrine disorder, malignancy) * not Danish speaking * enrollment in any other clinical trial within the last 30 days

What they're measuring

Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS)

Timeframe: change from baseline at the end of intervention and 6 months follow-up

SF-36 Mental Composite Score

Timeframe: change from baseline at the end of intervention and 6 months follow-up

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01352052

SponsorFrederiksberg University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2014-01