Detecting pain severity with full cup test in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Bahar Say; Ufuk Ergün; Ayşe Yıldız; Murat Alpua; Şenay Arıkan Durmaz; Ebru Turgal

doi:10.14744/agri.2019.82653

Bahar Say^¹, Ufuk Ergün^¹, Ayşe Yıldız^¹, Murat Alpua^¹, Şenay Arıkan Durmaz^², Ebru Turgal^³

¹Department of Neurology, Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale, Turkey
²Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kırıkkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale, Turkey
³Department of Biostatistics, Hitit University, Faculty of Medicine, Çorum, Turkey

Keywords: Diabetes, full cup test; neuropathic pain; pain severity.

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to test the utility and validity of the full cup test (FCT) to assess the severity of pain in subjects with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (PDPN).
Methods: Subjects with diabetic PDPN were enrolled for this prospective, cross-sectional study. Other causes of PDPN and subjects with cognitive impairment were excluded. The diagnosis of neuropathic pain was made using the results of a physical examination and the Douleur Neuropathique 4 questionnaire. Pain severity was assessed with a FCT and a visual analog scale (VAS) administered before and after treatment. The correlation of FCT with VAS was evaluated to examine validity.
Results: A total of 43 (33 female, 10 male) subjects were included. The mean age was 61.9±8.25 years and the mean disease duration was 13.02±7.6 years. Type I diabetes mellitus (DM) was present in 2 (4.7%) subjects and Type II DM in 41 (95.3%) subjects. The mean glycated hemoglobin level was 8.9±1.9 mmol/mol. When the mean VAS and FCT scores were analyzed, the results were 6.7±2.05 and 66.35±23.2, respectively, pretreatment and 4.6±2.2 and 41.36±23.5 posttreatment, which were both statistically significant (p<0.001, p<0.001). The mean control period was 23.4 days (min–max: 15-30 days). The VAS and FCT scores in pretreatment and posttreatment demonstrated a high positive correlation (rs=0.86, p<0.001; rs=0.843, p<0.001).
Conclusion: The FCT can be useful to detect pain severity in PDPN.

BibTex	`@article{ agri816, doi = {10.14744/agri.2019.82653}, author = {Bahar Say, Ufuk Ergün, Ayşe Yıldız, Murat Alpua, Şenay Arıkan Durmaz, Ebru Turgal}, title = {Detecting pain severity with full cup test in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy}, journal = {Agri}, year = {2020}, volume = {32}, number = {2}, pages = {85-90}, publisher = {The Turkish Society of Algology} }`
RIS	`TY - JOUR AU - Bahar Say, Ufuk Ergün, Ayşe Yıldız, Murat Alpua, Şenay Arıkan Durmaz, Ebru Turgal PY - 2020 TI - Detecting pain severity with full cup test in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy SP - 85 EP - 90 JO - The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology J2 - Agri VL - 32 IS - 2 PB - DO - 10.14744/agri.2019.82653 ER -`
EndNote	`%0 Journal Article %A Bahar Say, Ufuk Ergün, Ayşe Yıldız, Murat Alpua, Şenay Arıkan Durmaz, Ebru Turgal %T Detecting pain severity with full cup test in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy %J The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology %D 2020 %V 32 %N 2 %P 85-90 %R 10.14744/agri.2019.82653`
APA	Bahar Say, Ufuk Ergün, Ayşe Yıldız, Murat Alpua, Şenay Arıkan Durmaz, Ebru Turgal (2020). Detecting pain severity with full cup test in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology, 32(2), 85-90. doi:10.14744/agri.2019.82653
MLA	Bahar Say, Ufuk Ergün, Ayşe Yıldız, Murat Alpua, Şenay Arıkan Durmaz, Ebru Turgal. "Detecting pain severity with full cup test in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy" The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology, vol. 32, no. 2, 2020, pp. 85-90. doi:10.14744/agri.2019.82653.
Chicago	Bahar Say, Ufuk Ergün, Ayşe Yıldız, Murat Alpua, Şenay Arıkan Durmaz, Ebru Turgal. "Detecting pain severity with full cup test in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy" The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology 32, no. 2 (2020): 85-90. https://doi.org/10.14744/agri.2019.82653.
AMA	Bahar Say, Ufuk Ergün, Ayşe Yıldız, Murat Alpua, Şenay Arıkan Durmaz, Ebru Turgal. Detecting pain severity with full cup test in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Agri. 2020; 32(2): 85-90. doi:10.14744/agri.2019.82653.
Vancouver	Bahar Say, Ufuk Ergün, Ayşe Yıldız, Murat Alpua, Şenay Arıkan Durmaz, Ebru Turgal. Detecting pain severity with full cup test in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Agri. 2020; 32(2): 85-90. doi:10.14744/agri.2019.82653

Detecting pain severity with full cup test in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy

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