Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 1:29 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 1:29 PM
NCT ID:
NCT03161795
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion criteria were as follows: 1) patients at age equal or greater than 18 years; 2) patients with a diagnosis of chronic pain defined by the American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) as an ongoing or recurrent pain, lasting beyond the usual course of acute illness or injury or more than 3 months, and which adversely affected the individuals' well-being; 3) patients with CNCP with opioid medication for treatment and/or control of chronic pain; 4) patients who were receiving long-term opioid therapy defined as the use of opioids on most days for a period of time greater than 3 months; and 5) patients who complete the screening tools and questionnaires evaluated in the study.
Exclusion criteria were as follows: 1) patients with diagnosis and/or ongoing cancer treatment or palliative or receiving end-of-life care; 2) patients younger than 18 years of age; 3) patients without current opioid therapy for the treatment and/or control of chronic pain; 4) patients with chronic pain that received opioid therapy intermittently or for less than 3 months; 5) serious systemic diseases (Myasthenia Gravis, decreased lung function, severe liver problems, severe renal impairment, shock, hypo- or hyperpotassemia) or psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia and acute anxiety) that compromise the patients safety or the completion of the survey; or 6) patients with intellectual impairment to answer the tools and questionnaires evaluated.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT03161795
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03161795