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Inflammatory Bowel DiseasesNCT03799471

Somatosensory Profiles in Individuals With Persistent Musculoskeletal Pain and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

An observational study of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Chronic Pain, run by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study evaluates nervous system hypersensitivity in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and experiences of ongoing musculoskeletal (MSK) pain. Previous results and current literature suggest that MSK pain in IBD may be influenced by hypersensitivity of the central nervous system, termed central… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
How many people
77 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
26 Feb 2019to 19 Jul 2019
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center - IBD Center patient database.

Who may be able to join

  • Adults (18 years of age or older)
  • Clinical diagnosis of IBD or healthy control
  • Exclusion Criteria: Participants with IBD (with and without MSK pain) will be excluded if they report any of the following:
  • pregnancy
  • current history of drug or alcohol abuse
  • any condition resulting in altered sensation such as: nerve injuries, neurological conditions (e.g. stroke, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease)
  • surgery within the last 3 months

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756-0001

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About this study

This study evaluates nervous system hypersensitivity in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and experiences of ongoing musculoskeletal (MSK) pain. Previous results and current literature suggest that MSK pain in IBD may be influenced by hypersensitivity of the central nervous system, termed central sensitization. However, specific mechanisms contributing to pain experiences are unknown. Therefore, primary aims are to explore aspects of central sensitization through sensory testing in this population, and to investigate association of psychological and IBD features to sensory profiles. This study hypothesizes that IBD patients with MSK pain will demonstrate altered sensory function, and IBD/psychosocial features will be associated with altered sensory functioning and worse pain experiences.

Keywords
chronic musculoskeletal pain, central hypersensitivity
Medical subject headings
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Chronic Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT03799471
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
IBD with MSK painIBD patients with self-reported MSK pain. No intervention. Participants will be assessed once regarding: somatosensory functioning, psychological features, MSK pain features, co-morbidity, and IBD features
IBD without MSK painIBD patients without self-reported MSK pain. No intervention. Participants will be assessed once regarding: somatosensory functioning, psychological features, co-morbidity, and IBD features
Healthy ControlsHealthy controls. No intervention. Participants will be assessed once regarding: somatosensory functioning, psychological features, and co-morbidity.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Pain pressure threshold (PPT)

    PPT will be assessed using an electronic handheld algometer (Wagner Force One™ FDIX) in: 1) low back (local), and 2) contralateral tibialis anterior. Individuals in "IBD with MSK pain" group will undergo an additional PPT assessment related to the region identified as their "main" area of MSK pain.

    PPT will be assessed by a series of 3 ascending stimulus intensities given as a slowly increasing ramp (50 kilopascal (kPa/s)) from 0 to a maximum pressure of 1000 kPa. Pressure corresponding to the moment when participants identify that the sensation of pressure alone changing to one of pressure and pain, will be recorded for each trial. PPT for each region will be described as the mean of three trials in kPa. Decreased values indicates hypersensitivity of the nervous system.

    Measured: Baseline

  2. Conditioned pain modulation (CPM)

    CPM in the present study includes: PPT of tibialis anterior (test stimulus) and cold pressor test (CPT) to the contralateral hand (conditioning stimulus).

    PPT will be performed and recorded as descried above prior to and immediately following CPT.

    CPT: Hand will be submerged in an ice bath with the temperature maintained below 3°C for a maximum of 2 minutes. Participants will withdraw their hand when the pain perceived becomes intolerable or 2 minute maximum is reached. Participants will give a numeric pain rating (0-100) at the time of hand removal. Total immersion time (minutes:seconds) and pain rating will be recorded for CPT.

    CPM (primary outcome) will be defined as the absolute numerical difference of PPT after minus before the CPT, with positive values indicating successful pain modulation.

    Measured: Baseline

  3. Temporal summation (TS)

    Mechanical TS in the present study will be assessed by a wind-up-ratio (WUR) of the volar aspect of the non-dominant arm using a Semmes-Weinstein monofilament (no. 6.45). The perceived intensity of a single stimulus will be compared with that of a series of 10 repetitive stimuli of the same physical intensity. Participants will be asked to give a pain rating for the single stimulus and a pain rating for the series of 10 stimuli as a whole, using a '0-100' numerical rating scale. This procedure will be repeated for three trials, with 1 minute between trials, and performed at different areas of the volar forearm for each trial. The mean pain rating of the 10 series divided by the mean pain rating of the single stimuli will be calculated as WUR. Higher scores indicate greater mechanical TS, indicating an increase in central sensitivity or facilitation.

    Measured: Baseline

Secondary outcomes (15)
  1. Central sensitization inventory (CSI)

    CSI is a self-report questionnaire indicating the presence of symptoms related to central sensitization syndromes. CSI consists of 25 statements where each statement is evaluated using a 5 point like scale with Never (0), Rarely (1), Sometimes (2), Often (3), and Always (4). This results in a cumulative score of 100. Scores equal to or greater than 40 indicate the likelihood of central sensitization.

    Measured: Baseline

  2. Abdominal pain: Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pain Interference 4a short form

    Positive findings for abdominal pain interference, include: mild (50-59), moderate (60-69), or severe (≥70).

    Measured: Baseline

  3. Abdominal pain intensity: numeric rating scale

    Numeric rating scales recorded for worst, average, and current pain levels, with positive findings as mild (1-4), moderate (5-6), or severe (7-10).

    Measured: Baseline

  4. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) - EQ-5D

    The EQ-5D questionnaire descriptive system comprises five domains (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression), each one with five possible levels: no problems (level 1), slight problems (level 2), moderate problems (level 3), severe problems (level 4), and extreme problems (level 5); as well as a visual analogue scale ranging from 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating 'best health'.

    Measured: Baseline

  5. Situational Catastrophizing Questionnaire (SCQ)

    SCQ asks participants to reflect on any pain experienced during CPM testing, and to indicate the degree to which they experienced each of 13 thoughts or feelings during this experience, on 5-point Likert scales ranging from (0) not at all to (4) all the time. Total scores range from 0 to 24, with higher score representing greater pain catastrophizing.

    Measured: Baseline

  6. Positive and Negative Affective Schedule (PANAS)

    This questionnaire includes words describing 10 positive and 10 negative emotions, and requires participants to indicate on a Likert scale (1-5) the extent for which they felt each emotion during the previous week, with higher sub-scores represent greater negative or positive affect styles, respectively.

    Measured: Baseline

  7. 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)

    The PSS-10 evaluates the degree to which individuals believe their life has been unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloaded during the previous month, using a Likert scale (0-4) for each item, with higher scores representing greater perceived stress.

    Measured: Baseline

  8. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

    Scores for each subscale range from 0 to 21, with scores categorized as follows: normal 0-7, mild 8-10, moderate 11-14, and severe 15-21. Scores for the entire scale (emotional distress) range from 0 to 42, with higher scores indicating more distress.

    Measured: Baseline

  9. Total comorbidity score

    Total comorbidity scores will be calculated as numerical disease counts using health conditions identified on the Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire, a 20-item extraintestinal manifestation (EIM) checklist developed from multiple EIM investigations, and conditions identified on the central sensitization inventory (CSI) (part B). Scores range from 0 to 39 with higher scores indicating greater comorbidity.

    Measured: Baseline

  10. MSK pain location

    Pain location will be recorded regionally (n=47) using a body diagram. Individuals with generalized pain will be categorically (yes/no) distinguished from those with regional pain using the modified widespread pain criterion which requires having pain in 4 out of 5 pain regions (4 quadrants plus axial pain).

    Measured: Baseline

  11. MSK pain - PROMIS Pain Interference 4a

    Positive findings for the PROMIS Pain Interference 4a, include: mild (50-59), moderate (60-69), or severe (≥70).

    Measured: Baseline

  12. MSK pain intensity - numeric rating scale

    Numeric rating scales for pain intensity will be recorded for worst, average, and current pain levels, with positive findings as mild (1-4), moderate (5-6), or severe (7-10)

    Measured: Baseline

  13. Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D)

    EQ-5D is a standardized instrument for measuring of health-related quality of life. The EQ-5D consists of a descriptive system and the EQ VAS. The descriptive system comprises five dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression) each scored on a 5-point Likert scales ranging from (0) no problem to (4) severe. The EQ VAS records the patient's self-rated health on a 0 to 100 vertical visual analogue scale, with higher scores representing better health-related quality of life.

    Measured: Baseline

  14. IBD type

    IBD subtype recorded from medical charts as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or unspecified IBD.

    Measured: Baseline

  15. IBD duration

    Time from initial IBD diagnosis - recorded from medical charts in years.

    Measured: Baseline

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted10 Jan 2019
  2. Study start26 Feb 2019
  3. Primary completion19 Jul 2019
  4. Study completion19 Jul 2019

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
77 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03799471
Sponsor's protocol ID
W19040
Status last verified
Aug 2019
First submitted
6 Jan 2019
Last updated
28 Aug 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

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    PubMed 25687629
  • M'Koma AE. Inflammatory bowel disease: an expanding global health problem. Clin Med Insights Gastroenterol. 2013 Aug 14;6:33-47. doi: 10.4137/CGast.S12731. eCollection 2013.

    PubMed 24833941
  • Sheth T, Pitchumoni CS, Das KM. Management of Musculoskeletal Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2015;2015:387891. doi: 10.1155/2015/387891. Epub 2015 Jun 10.

    PubMed 26170832
  • Zeitz J, Ak M, Muller-Mottet S, Scharl S, Biedermann L, Fournier N, Frei P, Pittet V, Scharl M, Fried M, Rogler G, Vavricka S; Swiss IBD Cohort Study Group. Pain in IBD Patients: Very Frequent and Frequently Insufficiently Taken into Account. PLoS One. 2016 Jun 22;11(6):e0156666. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156666. eCollection 2016.

    PubMed 27332879
  • van Erp SJ, Brakenhoff LK, van Gaalen FA, van den Berg R, Fidder HH, Verspaget HW, Huizinga TW, Veenendaal RA, Wolterbeek R, van der Heijde D, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Hommes DW. Classifying Back Pain and Peripheral Joint Complaints in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: A Prospective Longitudinal Follow-up Study. J Crohns Colitis. 2016 Feb;10(2):166-75. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv195. Epub 2015 Oct 28.

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  • Palm O, Bernklev T, Moum B, Gran JT. Non-inflammatory joint pain in patients with inflammatory bowel disease is prevalent and has a significant impact on health related quality of life. J Rheumatol. 2005 Sep;32(9):1755-9.

    PubMed 16142874
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  • Brakenhoff LK, van der Heijde DM, Hommes DW. IBD and arthropathies: a practical approach to its diagnosis and management. Gut. 2011 Oct;60(10):1426-35. doi: 10.1136/gut.2010.228866. Epub 2011 May 6.

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  • Levine JS, Burakoff R. Extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2011 Apr;7(4):235-41.

    PubMed 21857821
  • Harbord M, Annese V, Vavricka SR, Allez M, Barreiro-de Acosta M, Boberg KM, Burisch J, De Vos M, De Vries AM, Dick AD, Juillerat P, Karlsen TH, Koutroubakis I, Lakatos PL, Orchard T, Papay P, Raine T, Reinshagen M, Thaci D, Tilg H, Carbonnel F; European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation. The First European Evidence-based Consensus on Extra-intestinal Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Crohns Colitis. 2016 Mar;10(3):239-54. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv213. Epub 2015 Nov 27. No abstract available.

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  • Falling C, Stebbings S, Baxter GD, Gearry RB, Mani R. Profile of musculoskeletal pain in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a study protocol for assessing the multidimensional experience of self-reported pain. Physical Therapy Reviews. 2018:1-9.

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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Chronic Pain, run by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Aug 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

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What does the primary outcome measure?

Pain pressure threshold (PPT) (time frame: Baseline). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03799471, which also lists 62 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

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