Clinical Prediction of Neuropathic Pain

Clinical Prediction of Neuropathic Pain

Neuropathic Pain (NP) is pain arising as a direct consequence of a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory system. NP is characterized by continuing pain and sensory symptoms, such as a reduced sensation to a painful stimulus and pain due to a stimulus that does not normally provoke pain. Within pain care, the treatment of neuropathic pain remains difficult, which results in major consequences for the patients’ daily routine, participation and quality of life.

In Chronic Neuropathic Pain (CNP) symptoms may persist for months or years. Knowledge about predictors for CNP may lead to timely identification of patients with a possible adverse disease course, and prompt preventive measures or result in more intensive treatment for patients at risk. In order to improve NP-care, it is important to identify predictors for CNP.

Therefore, the aim of this research project is the development and validation of a clinical prediction rule to predict a favourable or unfavourable course for NP patients. 
This study is part of the TREND research consortium and the research institute EMGO .

Promovendi:Drs S. Boogaard