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{"title":"[Patient-reported outcomes in chronic diseases under treatment with cannabis medicines : Analysis of the results of the Copeia survey].","authors":"Knud Gastmeier, André Ihlenfeld, Anne Gastmeier, Garvin Hirt, Assaf Landschaft, Stefan Wirz","doi":"10.1007/s00482-024-00802-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00482-024-00802-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The survey of Copeia captured early 2022 patient-reported outcomes (PRO) in Germany under cannabis medicinal product (CAM) therapy, with particular attention to symptoms, symptom changes, indications, side effects, dosages, and cost bearers.</p><p><strong>Goal: </strong>This study investigated the question of whether associations emerge from the results that could play a role in the indication and treatment monitoring of CAM in chronically ill patients.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A standardized questionnaire was administered online nationwide in dialogue form over a 15-week period to collect itemized symptoms and PRO. Recruitment was supported by pharmacies, prescribing physicians, and patient associations. Inclusion criteria included physician-prescribed CAM therapy.</p><p><strong>Results and discussion: </strong>Of 1582 participants, 1030 data sets (65%) could be completely analyzed. There was a heterogeneous patient population, whose common feature was disease chronicity. The frequency distribution of symptoms showed a homogeneous pattern for the respective indications, in which the most frequent six (pain 71%, sleep disturbance 64%, stress/tension 52%, inner restlessness 52%, depressive mood 44% and muscle tension 43%) seem to have a special significance. According to subjective assessment, quality of life improved significantly in 84% of all participating patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A symptom matrix (SMX) composed of different symptoms seems to play a special role in CAM therapy to improve the quality of life of chronically ill patients, regardless of the underlying disease. The SMX could contribute to the identification of an indication and to targeted treatment monitoring.</p>","PeriodicalId":21572,"journal":{"name":"Schmerz","volume":" ","pages":"250-258"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140050283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Clinical efficacy of auricular vagus nerve stimulation in the treatment of chronic and acute pain : A systematic review].","authors":"Rudolf Likar, Christophe Perruchoud, Stefan Kampusch, Markus Köstenberger, Sabine Sator, Caroline Stremnitzer, Andreas Wolf, Stefan Neuwersch-Sommeregger","doi":"10.1007/s00482-022-00686-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00482-022-00686-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Current guidelines recommend a personalized, multimodal, and interdisciplinary approach for the treatment of chronic pain. Already in the acute treatment of postoperative pain, it can be useful to minimize risk factors for chronification. Auricular vagus nerve stimulation (aVNS) could be an effective non-drug therapy for the treatment of chronic and acute pain.</p><p><strong>Aim of the work: </strong>The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of aVNS in chronic and acute pain as well as its effect on medication intake.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A systematic literature search was carried out on the application of auricular electrical stimulation in chronic and acute pain. Studies were classified according to their level of evidence and evaluated via the Jadad scale as well as their scientific validity, and then analyzed in terms of indication, method, stimulation parameters, duration of treatment, efficacy, and safety.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty studies on chronic pain indications, ten studies on acute postoperative pain, as well as seven studies on experimental acute pain were identified and analyzed. The search revealed a total of n = 1105 aVNS-treated patients. The best evidence on the efficacy of aVNS is available for the indications chronic low back pain, chronic cervical syndrome, chronic abdominal pain, and chronic migraine as well as acute postoperative pain in oocyte aspiration, laparoscopic nephrectomy, and open colorectal surgery. Additionally a significant reduction in analgesic or opiate intake was evident in most studies. In three randomized controlled trials in chronic pain patients, a sustainable pain reduction over a period of up to 12 months was shown. Overall, aVNS was very well tolerated.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This review indicates that aVNS can be a complementary and effective non-drug treatment for patients with chronic and acute postoperative pain. Future studies in these indications should focus on standardizing and optimizing treatment parameters, inclusion of quality-of-life outcome parameters, and longer follow-up periods to better understand the sustainable therapeutic effect of aVNS.</p>","PeriodicalId":21572,"journal":{"name":"Schmerz","volume":" ","pages":"267-278"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11271441/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10452122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Cannabis: does the new law bring new possibilities?]","authors":"Peter Cremer-Schaeffer","doi":"10.1007/s00482-024-00817-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00482-024-00817-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21572,"journal":{"name":"Schmerz","volume":" ","pages":"239-240"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141420698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Updated S1 guideline on long/post-COVID: relevant aspects for pain medicine].","authors":"Christina Lemhöfer, Andreas Rembert Koczulla, Winfried Meissner, Winfried Häuser","doi":"10.1007/s00482-023-00704-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00482-023-00704-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The S1 guideline on long/post-COVID of the AWMF [German Association of the Medical Scientific Societies] registration number 020-027) was updated in August 2022.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Under the coordination of the German Society of Pneumology, the guideline was updated by 21 scientific associations, two professional associations and clinical centers each and one institute and statutory accident insurance each. Each scientific association was responsible for its own chapter. The German Pain Society prepared the chapter \"Pain\". The coordinators of each chapter performed a selective literature search and also received approval for the chapter within their scientific association. During an internal period of comments, all representatives of the participating institutions could comment on all chapters. The AWMF task force commented on the draft of the guideline, which was then finally approved by the boards of all participating institutions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) increases the risk of persistent headache and musculoskeletal pain. Long/Post-COVID pain is frequently associated with fatigue and cognitive problems. A specialist assessment might be considered if symptoms with limitations of daily activities persist 3 months after the infection. The diagnostic workup of long/post-COVID-associated pain should be performed according to the standards of pain medicine. Management should follow the pain guidelines of the AWMF.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The updated S1 guideline on long/post-COVID is a clinical manual which offers orientation for diagnostics and treatment despite limited data.</p>","PeriodicalId":21572,"journal":{"name":"Schmerz","volume":" ","pages":"175-182"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10019417/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9138648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Retrospective evaluation of electronically recorded patient questionnaires of a university outpatient pain clinic with the painDETECT® questionnaire].","authors":"N Foadi, I Winkelmann, M Rhein, M Karst","doi":"10.1007/s00482-022-00677-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00482-022-00677-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objective: </strong>Psychometric tests can provide important information for diagnostics and progression in chronic pain patients. Between 2008 and 2018, the electronic system painDETECT® was used in the outpatient pain clinic of the Hannover Medical School (MHH). The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the pain symptomatology data recorded using painDETECT® and the treatment procedures used in the patient cohort examined over a period of 15 months.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A statistical analysis of baseline and follow-up data was performed. The analysis comprised pain-related parameters recorded by use of the painDETECT® system as well as outpatient records.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Baseline data of 459 patients (66% women) could be evaluated. The most common clinical pictures were spinal pain, headache, facial pain, and somatoform disorders, mostly with many years of previous treatment. Approximately 40% showed evidence of neuropathic pain components or central sensitization. With a mean pain intensity of VAS 6 (0-10), a predominantly high degree of chronicity was present. Approximately one third showed a high degree of pain-related functional impairment. Slightly more than half showed evidence of clinically relevant depression. Approximately 80% showed clinically relevant sleep disturbances. Follow-up data were available for 145 patients (31.6%). The proportion of patients receiving a nonpharmacological form of treatment increased by 44.1% (physical therapy) and by 24.1% (psychotherapeutic procedures) during the observation period. The use of co-analgesics increased by approximately 30% over the course.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In the outpatient setting, an extension of treatment can be successful for high-grade chronic pain patients. Close structural networking with the clinics for rehabilitation medicine and for psychosomatics and psychotherapy at the MHH can be a favorable prerequisite for this.</p>","PeriodicalId":21572,"journal":{"name":"Schmerz","volume":" ","pages":"205-215"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11116211/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40511774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Collateral effects of the pandemic].","authors":"Lukas Radbruch","doi":"10.1007/s00482-024-00812-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00482-024-00812-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21572,"journal":{"name":"Schmerz","volume":"38 3","pages":"173-174"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141082121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Kinesiophobia in shoulder disorders : Validation of the German version of the Tampa scale for kinesiophobia (TSK-GV)].","authors":"Larissa Pagels, Kerstin Lüdtke, Axel Schäfer","doi":"10.1007/s00482-022-00678-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00482-022-00678-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>With a prevalence of 7-30%, shoulder disorders form the third largest group of musculoskeletal complaints. Their formation and development is influenced by, e.g. psychological factors. The Tampa scale for kinesiophobia (TSK) is the most common measure for quantifying fear of movement.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To investigate the reliability and validity of the German version of the TSK (TSK-GV) in a shoulder pain population.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Subjects with shoulder pain were included in a multicenter cross-sectional study. In addition to kinesiophobia, pain intensity, subjective impairment in daily life and fear-avoidance beliefs were recorded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 49 subjects (24 women and 25 men) with a mean age of 41.8 (SD = 12.8) were included. The descriptive evaluation at item level showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.81). The homogeneity of the scale is poor (Loevinger's H = 0.35). The correlations did not show any clear convergence of the TSK-GV with the fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire (FABQ) (r = 0.3501; p = 0.0137). The divergent validity was confirmed for both the numerical rating scale (NRS) (r = 0.1216; p = 0.4052) and the shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI) (r = 0.2571; p = 0.0745). The hypothesis testing resulted in 28.57% accepted hypotheses. There was a significant influence of the TSK-GV and the FABQ on the duration of complaints (R² = 0.3652; p ≤ 0.0001), as well as an explained variance of the duration of complaints on the TSK-GV of R² = 0.1834 (p = 0.0021). The subgroup analysis showed a significantly higher degree of kinesiophobia in male subjects (t = 3.8084/df = 47; p = 0.0002).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The TSK-GV is a reliable measurement tool. The construct validity should be further investigated in future studies. This study shows comparable values to previous studies in other populations. The TSK-GV is to date the only validated German language measure for recording fear of movement in shoulder disorders and shows an acceptable fit for this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":21572,"journal":{"name":"Schmerz","volume":" ","pages":"198-204"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11116245/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40460713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[On the difficulty of dealing with words and concepts].","authors":"Lukas Radbruch","doi":"10.1007/s00482-024-00801-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00482-024-00801-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21572,"journal":{"name":"Schmerz","volume":" ","pages":"218-220"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139913401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Interdisciplinary multimodal pain therapy in postviral syndromes and ME/CFS : Features, pitfalls and model concept].","authors":"Benjamin Luchting, Uta Behrends, Bianca Eigner, Silvia Stojanov, Cordula Warlitz, Matthias Haegele, Eva Neuwirth, Lorenz Mihatsch, Hans Peter Richter","doi":"10.1007/s00482-023-00761-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00482-023-00761-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Multimodal pain therapy usually take place in the context of group therapy lasting several weeks and is based on a generally activating approach. Due to the specificity of stress intolerance with postexertional malaise (PEM) in patients with postviral syndromes, physical as well as psychological overload must be urgently avoided in these cases; however, these aspects can only be insufficiently considered in current medical pain therapy concepts.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Summary of the current literature and presentation of clinical characteristics as well as presentation of a model project for a multimodal pain therapy in postviral syndromes with PEM.</p><p><strong>Model concept: </strong>The presented model project describes a day clinic treatment setting for interdisciplinary multimodal pain therapy adapted to the individual resilience with minimization of the risk of strain-induced deterioration of the condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":21572,"journal":{"name":"Schmerz","volume":" ","pages":"183-189"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11116220/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49681855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[On the difficulty of dealing with words and terms and what may possibly help].","authors":"Harald Lucius","doi":"10.1007/s00482-024-00800-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00482-024-00800-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21572,"journal":{"name":"Schmerz","volume":" ","pages":"216-218"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139906410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}