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Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the SCIPI
Sponsor: Istinye University
Summary
Pain after spinal cord injury (SCI) is common, with the majority of individuals experiencing chronic pain and a significant portion reporting severe pain that interferes with their daily lives. Pain due to SCI is divided into two main groups: nociceptive and neuropathic. Clinical expertise is required for the accurate classification of these types of pain. Existing screening tools are generally evaluated with heterogeneous samples and therefore have limited accuracy in individuals with SCI. To address this deficiency, the Spinal Cord Injury Pain Instrument (SCIPI) was developed to define neuropathic pain in a manner specific to SCI. The SCIPI consists of seven items that assess the characteristics of pain and triggering factors. Although this scale, developed in English, has been translated into different languages, there is no Turkish version. This study aimed to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the SCIPI.
Official title: Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Spinal Cord Injury Pain Instrument
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 70 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2025-05-28
Completion Date
2025-07-28
Last Updated
2025-05-25
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Evaluation Group
An evaluation form will record the participants' socio-demographic characteristics and information about their disease/treatment. Consciousness and cognitive tests will be performed. Then, pain will be assessed with the Visual Analog Scale, 4-Question Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire,, and the Spinal Cord Injury Pain Instrument (SCIPI).