Non-cancer Pain and Cognitive Impairment: A Disabling Relationship

Summary

To compare the efficacy of long-acting oxycodone to extended-release acetaminophen in older persons with no and mild to moderate cognitive impairment and persistent moderate or higher intensity non-cancer lower extremity arthritis pain; and Describe the association of change in non-cancer pain self-report with an older adults functional status (BPI and WOMAC and brief physical performance measure) and to determine if cognitive status modifies this relationship.

Timeline

Start

2011-01

Primary completion

2014-02

Completion

2014-02

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped (Enrollment): “recruitment problems”

Drugs

Indications