New pain scale could help silent ICU patients in turkey
NCT ID NCT07467551
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to translate a pain scale called ESCID into Turkish and check if it works for ICU patients on breathing machines who cannot talk. Pain is common in these patients but often missed. The researchers will test the scale on 50 adults to see if it reliably measures pain through behaviors like facial expressions and muscle tension.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 50 people
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- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals aged 18 years and older * Patients who are intubated, receiving mechanical ventilation, and unable to establish verbal communication (Glasgow Coma Scale score \<14) * Patients who have been hospitalized in the intensive care unit for at least 24 hours Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of postoperative complications * Hemodynamic instability * History of diagnosed cognitive or psychiatric disorders * History of epilepsy or use of neuromuscular blocking agents * History of spinal cord injury affecting motor function of all four extremities * Individuals with a Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) score of -5 (unresponsive) * Cases with suspected brain death
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Locations
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Goztepe Prof Dr Suleyman Yalcin City Hospital
RECRUITINGIstanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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