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Trial reportThe Clinical journal of pain2000

A comparison of pain rating scales by sampling from clinical trial data.

E K Breivik, G A Björnsson, E Skovlund

3 registry-linked trialsAbstract readClinical TrialComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in The Clinical journal of pain, 2000. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 200 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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200citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
9.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01655264 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2012, after this paper: background citation

Randomized Controlled Trial of Gertner Tele-Motion-Rehabilitation

TypeinterventionalSponsorSheba Medical CenterRan2012 to 2013Enrolled24ConditionsStrokeArmsHome-based self training exercises for weak upper extremity, Tele-rehabilitation exercises for weak upper extremity
NCT03747549 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Acupuncture for Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy in the Primary Care Setting: a Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorMike O'Callaghan Military HospitalRan2018 to 2021Enrolled38ConditionsInsertional Achilles TendinopathyArmsAcupuncture and Home Exercise, Home Exercise Alone
NCT06196281 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Multi Station Proprioceptive Training in Soccer Players With Hamstrings Strain

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled24ConditionsSports Physical TherapyArmswooble board proprioceptive training, multi-station proprioceptive training
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

200 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 682 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Uniformity of Chronic Pain Assessment after Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Critical Review of the Literature.European surgical research. Europaische chirurgische Forschung. Recherches chirurgicales europeennes · 2017
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  8. Tapentadol for chronic musculoskeletal pain in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015
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140 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

E K BreivikDepartment of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway. ekristin@udont.uio.no
G A Björnsson
E Skovlund
University of Oslo · NO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe goals of this study were to examine agreement and estimate differences in sensitivity between pain assessment scales.

designMultiple simultaneous pain assessments by patients in acute pain after oral surgery were used to compare a four-category verbal rating scale (VRS-4) and an 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS-11) with a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS). The sensitivity of the scales (i.e., their ability [power] to detect differences between treatments) was compared in a simulation model by sampling from true pairs of observations using varying treatment differences of predetermined size.

resultsThere was considerable variability in VAS scores within each VRS-4 or NRS-11 category both between patients and for repeated measures from the same patient. Simulation experiments showed that the VAS was systematically more powerful than the VRS-4 in all simulations performed. The sensitivity of the VAS and NRS-11 was approximately equal.

conclusionsIn this acute pain model, the VRS-4 was less sensitive than the VAS. The simulation results demonstrated similar sensitivity of the NRS-11 and VAS when comparing acute postoperative pain intensity. The choice between the VAS and NRS-11 can thus be based on subjective preferences.

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Double-Blind MethodHumansPain MeasurementPostoperative PainReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityStochastic ProcessesSurgery, Oral

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PMID10741815
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