A Comparison of Pain Scales in Patients With Disorder of Consciousness Following Craniotomy

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-03-31

Study Completion Date

2013-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study aims to test validity, reliability and practicality of translated NCS, CNPI and FLACC in unconscious patients in 48 hour following craniotomy.

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Detailed Description

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This study aims to test predictive validity (sensitivity and specificity), content validity, concurrent validity, construct validity, inter-rater reliability and practicality of translated Nociception Coma Scale (NCS) , Checklist of Non Verbal Pain Indicator (CNPI) and the Faces, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability Observation Tool (FLACC) in unconscious patients in 48 hour following craniotomy.

Conditions

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Pain, Postoperative

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age \> 18 years old
2. Preoperative intracranial lesion which predicts delayed recovery
3. Disorder of consciousness within 48 hours after craniotomy assessed by using Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) 17
4. Not received postoperative sedation or muscle relaxants

Exclusion Criteria

1. Documented history of prior brain injury
2. History of delayed development
3. Prior psychiatric illness
4. Prior neurological illness
5. Superior limb contusion, fracture, paralysis -cannot move
6. Thalamic hemorrhage -cannot express feeling

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No