Validation and application of a core set of patient-relevant outcome domains to assess the effectiveness of multimodal pain therapy (VAPAIN): a study protocol

• Main Authors: Kaiser, Ulrike, Kopkow, Christian, Deckert, Stefanie, Sabatowski, Rainer, Schmitt, Jochen
• Other Authors: BMJ Publishing Group,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden 2016
• Subjects: Schmerztheraphie; Medizin; Gesundheitswesen; TU Dresden; Publikationsfonds; pain therapy; medical; healthcare; Technical University Dresden; Publication funds; ddc:610; rvk:XA 10000
• Online Access: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-191929; http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-191929; http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/19192/BMJ_Open_2015_Kaiser_.pdf

Introduction Multimodal pain therapy (MPT) has been established accounting for biopsychosocial consideration in diagnostic and therapy. MPT seems to be effective, but comparability of studies is limited due to diversity of study designs and outcome measurements. The presented study aims to develop a core outcome set consisting of a minimum of outcome measures deemed necessary for medical and therapeutic decision-making, which must be measured in all clinical trials and non-randomised intervention studies.