Status:
COMPLETED
Nutrition Intervention for Chronic Pain Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Collaborating Sponsors:
Osijek University Hospital
Conditions:
Chronic Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The primary objective of the study is to determine the effectiveness of nutrition education (individual and group) on the intensity of pain in patients suffering from chronic pain. The secondary goal ...
Detailed Description
The underlying hypothesis of the study is that patients with chronic pain that go through a series of nutrition education (individual and group) specifically tailored to fit their needs (based on our ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- signed informed consent
- chronic low back pain with or without radiculopathy patients; non-cancer pain
- BMI within the range \>18 and \<35 kg/m2
- Croatian-speaking
- referred to a multidisciplinary pain management center
- able to report on their health and pain status (neurologically stable)
- pain intensity on 0-10 visual analog scale ≥ 5 prior to treatment
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbar spine and electromyography (EMNG) studies completed confirming clinical symptoms of low back pain with or without radiculopathy
Exclusion
- younger than 18 or older than 80
- cancer pain
- pregnancy
- disability (unable to walk)
- inability to fill in questionnaires in Croatian
- cognitive impairment
- significant, symptomatic uncontrolled psychosis
- psychiatric disorder
- pain intensity on 0-10 visual analog scale \< 5 prior to treatment
- severe somatic disorder (oncological disease, type 1 diabetes, hepatological or nephrological)
- undergoing current treatment for a major medical illness such as malignancy, autoimmune or immune deficiency disorder
- acute low back pain, or shorter than 6 months
- clotting disorders
- BMI \<18 or over 35 kg/m2
- nutritional deficiency (e.g. iron deficiency anaemia, osteoporosis)
- current or history of eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia or EDNOS)
- current use of weight loss interventions (drugs; exercise interventions)
- regular use of supplemental omega-3 fatty acids, gamma-linolenic acid or vitamin D
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 28 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 12 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
67 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03837080
Start Date
January 28 2019
End Date
February 12 2020
Last Update
February 13 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Food and Nutrition Research, Faculty of Food Technology
Osijek, Croatia, 31000