Feasibility and acceptability of remote administration of the cold pressor test.

IF 2.5 Q2 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) Pub Date : 2024-08-20 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fpain.2024.1421709
Jessica K Salwen-Deremer, Jamie M Horrigan, Sarah J Westvold, Jennifer A Haythornthwaite
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Abstract

Objective: Quantitative sensory testing is often used to investigate pain in the context of experimental and clinical research studies. However, many of the devices used for QST protocols are only available in resource rich environments, thereby inadvertently limiting the possible pool of participants. Development of remote protocols for appropriate QST measures has the potential to reduce barriers to participation in research.

Methods: Participants with insomnia and Crohn's disease were recruited as part of a clinical trial. We adapted a remote version of the cold pressor test for use during telehealth-based study assessments. Herein, we present data from the baseline assessments including an assessment of feasibility and acceptability of the task.

Results: 100% of participants (N = 28) were able to complete the remote cold pressor test using a combination of materials from their homes and mailed by the study team. Temperature changes during the test were minimal and fairly evenly balanced between increases and decreases. Correlations between submersion time and both general and disease specific pain trended toward significance.

Conclusions: We demonstrated that a remote version of the cold pressor test is feasible and acceptable in a clinical population and provided a step-by-step protocol for administration to facilitate use in other studies.

远程管理冷压试验的可行性和可接受性。
目的:在实验和临床研究中,定量感觉测试通常用于调查疼痛。然而,许多用于定量感觉测试协议的设备只能在资源丰富的环境中使用,因此无意中限制了可能的参与者群体。为适当的 QST 测量制定远程协议有可能减少参与研究的障碍:方法:作为临床试验的一部分,我们招募了患有失眠症和克罗恩病的参与者。我们改编了远程版本的冷压试验,以便在基于远程医疗的研究评估中使用。在此,我们提供了基线评估的数据,包括对任务可行性和可接受性的评估:结果:100% 的参与者(N = 28)都能完成远程冷压测试,使用的材料既有来自他们家中的,也有研究团队邮寄的。测试过程中的温度变化极小,温度的升高和降低相当均衡。浸没时间与一般疼痛和特定疾病疼痛之间的相关性趋于显著:我们证明了远程版冷压测试在临床人群中的可行性和可接受性,并提供了一个逐步实施的方案,以方便在其他研究中使用。
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