Nutrition Care in Patients Living with Chronic Pain

Launched by LINKOEPING UNIVERSITY · Feb 17, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a new mobile app called Diet4painrelief, which aims to help people living with chronic pain improve their nutrition. The app will assess participants' eating habits and nutritional status and provide a personalized program to promote healthier dietary choices. The trial will include 20 patients who are overweight or have obesity, all of whom are experiencing ongoing pain that affects their daily lives. To participate, individuals need to have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or higher, agree to join the pain rehabilitation program, and have access to the internet through a mobile phone.

Participants can expect to complete dietary recordings and follow a tailored nutrition plan over the course of the study. Their progress will be monitored through questionnaires about their pain, quality of life, and physical abilities at three points: at the start of the program, right after completing it, and again 12 months later. Additionally, blood samples will be taken to gather more information about their health. It's important to note that certain health conditions, like pregnancy or severe psychiatric issues, may prevent individuals from participating in this study.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Self reported Body Mass Index (BMI)\>=25;
• • Written consent to participate and attend to the pain rehabilitation program due to disabling chronic pain (on sick leave or experiencing major interference in daily life due to chronic pain)
• • Agreement not to participate in other parallel treatments for weight reduction
• • Not currently using medications of weight reduction
• • Available to get access to internet via own mobile/cellphone.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Health conditions such as pregnancy, active metabolic disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and serious psychiatric disease (investigator's judgement, eg, psychosis or suicidal ideation);
• • Coagulation disorders with predisposition to bleeding, medication with anticoagulants (low- dose aspirin is permitted);
• • hypersensitivity to anaesthetic
• • Difficulties in understanding the Swedish language.