Introduction: Hemophilic arthropathy is characterized by functional impairments, disabling physical sequelae, and chronic pain. Central pain sensitization describes increased neural excitability characterized by spontaneous or persistent pain, increased pain areas, allodynia, and hyperalgesia. Objectives: To evaluate central pain sensitization in patients with hemophilia and degenerative knee and ankle arthropathy and to identify the best predictive model of central pain sensitization in these patients. Methods: Multicenter cross-sectional cohort study. Eighty-six patients with hemophilic knee and ankle arthropathy will be recruited through the Spanish Hemophilia Federation. The primary outcome measure will be central pain sensitization (Central Sensitization Inventory), with age as the dependent variable. The secondary variables will be kinesiophobia (Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia), catastrophizing (Pain Catastrophizing Scale), and pain anxiety (Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale-20). The variables estimated as modifiers or confounders will be pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale), joint status (Hemophilia Joint Health Score), severity and type of hemophilia, development of inhibitors, and sociodemographic variables. Expected results: To identify the degree of central pain sensitization in patients with hemophilic arthropathy. To identify the best predictive model for central pain sensitization in these patients based on the study variables.
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Assessment of central pain sensitivity at baseline.
Timeframe: Baseline