Characterizing mechanism-based pain phenotypes in patients with chronic pancreatitis: A cross-sectional analysis of the PROspective Evaluation of Chronic Pancreatitis for EpidEmiologic and Translational StuDies

Jami L. Saloman, Darwin L. Conwell, Evan Fogel, Santhi Swaroop Vege, Liang Li, Shuang Li, Dana K. Andersen, William E. Fisher, Christopher E. Forsmark, Phil A. Hart, Stephen J. Pandol, Walter G. Park, Anna Evans Phillips, Mark Topazian, Stephen K. Van Den Eeden, Jose Serrano, Dhiraj Yadav

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Abstract

Pain is common in chronic pancreatitis (CP) and profoundly reduces quality of life (QoL). Multiple underlying mechanisms contribute to a heterogenous pain experience and reduce efficacy of pain management. This study was designed to characterize the distribution of mechanism-based pain phenotypes in painful CP. The data analyzed were collected as part of the PROspective Evaluation of Chronic Pancreatitis for EpidEmiologic and Translational StuDies, an NCI/NIDDK-funded longitudinal study of the natural history of CP. The PROspective Evaluation of Chronic pancreatitis for EpidEmiologic and translational stuDies includes patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures of pain, medication use, global health, and QoL. Of subjects (N = 681) with CP, 80% experienced abdominal pain within the year before enrollment. Subjects who experienced pain in the week before enrollment (N = 391) completed PROMIS Neuropathic and Nociceptive Pain Quality instruments which were then used to classify them by pain type: 40% had nociceptive, 5% had neuropathic-like, and 32% had both types of pain. The prevalence of having both types of pain was higher among women and subjects with diabetes mellitus, whereas nociceptive-only pain was more prevalent among men and those with pancreatic duct stricture. Other factors, including pain medication use and healthcare utilization, did not differ between groups based on pain type. Subjects in the Both group had significantly worse health and QoL scores relative to those with nociceptive-only pain, suggesting that using psychosocial pain surveys may be useful for understanding pain subtypes in patients with CP. Additional research is needed to identify biochemical and biophysical signatures that may associate with and predict responses to mechanism-specific interventions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)375-384
Number of pages10
JournalPain
Volume164
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2023

Keywords

  • Chronic pain
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Nociceptive pain
  • PROMIS instruments

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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