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928 - Chronic Pain, Level of Physical Activity (PA) and its Barriers in Diabetes Mellitus (DM), a Population-based Epidemiologic Study Protocol.

Friday, February 28, 2025

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM MST

Presenting Author(s)

AA

Atif Ahmed, DO

Resident Physician
Texas Rehabilitation Hospital Fort Worth
North Richland Hills, Texas, United States

Co-Author(s)

HA

Hashir Ahmed, DO, MBS

Resident
Larkin Community Hospital PMR
Miramar, Florida, United States
RR

Reza Salman Roghani, MD PHD (he/him/his)

Resident Physician
Larkin Community Hospital PM&R
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
JD

Jose Diaz, DO

Attending Physician
Larkin Community Hospital PM&R
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
AI

Arshia Iqbal, n/a

Medical Student
CUNY school of medicine
Valley Stream, New York, United States
AM

Aarish Manzar, n/a

Medical Student
Ziauddin medical university
ronkonkoma, New York, United States

Objectives: Diabetes mellitus (DM) patients have a higher prevalence of musculoskeletal pain than the general population. With this in mind, there are no effective pharmacological methods to lowering the risk of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). Treatment for PDN generally relies on symptom management and improved glycemic control, however multiple substantial trials have failed to show the impact of stringent glycemic control on neuropathic pain. Physical activity (PA) may be a promising therapeutic strategy that can relieve symptoms and boost peripheral nerve regeneration capabilities. This study’s objective are to identify DM patients' pain syndromes and evaluate how other factors such as HA1c, Diet, medications, age, race, onset of DM, other comorbid diseases, sleep impairment, mood impairment, and functional decline are associated with the pain prevalence and type.

Design: This will be a large population-based descriptive survey that will be conducted in Ft. Lauderdale, FL amongst adults 18 years and older that have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. We will determine the DM population by official records via the Florida State Health Department. We intend to electronically communicate with said patients, requesting participation with informed consent, in this study by submitting to electronic questionnaires. These questionnaires include a demographic survey, General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28), survey in regards to pain categories (chronic, neuropathic, or nociceptive), Neuropathic Pain Quality 5a, Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), and Physical activity level (IPAQ). Study is to be conducted over a 6 month period. Staff will be trained appropriately to ensure HIPAA compliance and patient safety. All data will be deidentified and secured on an offline hard drive to ensure safety. Deidentified data will be analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Results: This is a research protocol that is being prepared at this time.

Conclusions: Conclusions of this study are pending at this time, will revisit with results.