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Validity and Reliability Study of the Pain Indicator Behavior Scale-Brain Damage (ESCID-DC)
Sponsor: Candelas Lopez Lopez
Summary
A multicentre observational study to validate the adaptation of the Pain Indicator Behavior Scale (ESCID) for patients with acquired Brain Damage (ESCID-DC), as a measuring instrument.
Official title: Validity and Reliability Study of the Pain Indicator Behavior Scale Adapted to Measure Pain in Critically Ill Patients With Acquired Brain Damage, Non-communicative and With an Artificial Airway (ESCID-DC).
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
300
Start Date
2022-06-01
Completion Date
2025-06-30
Last Updated
2025-04-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Pain assessment using a behavioral scale
The pain of the subjects will be evaluated by two independent observers and with a blind result between them, coinciding with the application of two painful procedures used in routine practice: suction of tracheal secretions and the pressure in the nail bed by means of a pressure algometer. In addition, a painless procedure will also be performed to establish an element of control with the procedures painful. This will consist of the application of gentle friction with a cloth gauze, on a part of healthy skin tissue of the patient. The measurement will be performed twice for each patient and procedure depending on the level of sedation, so that the first measurement will be performed with a deeper sedation level and the second with a change in sedation level to moderate-mild. In turn, the pain assessment will be carried out in three moments: first or baseline measurement, during the application of the painless and 15 minutes after finishing the procedures.
Locations (1)
Emergency and Trauma Intensive Care Unit. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, Madrid, Spain