Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 19, 2021
Last Modified: January 27, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements The LANSS Pain Scale, a tool to identify patients in whom neuropathic mechanisms dominate their pain experience.
Pain. 2001 May;92(1-2):147-57. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3959(00)00482-6. PMID: 11323136.
5 minutes
5 yes/no pain questionnaire questions as well as 2 yes/no sensory testing questions
File Name: lanss_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| lanssTotalScore | The sum of all individual responses (range: 0 - 24) If score < 12, neuropathic mechanisms are UNLIKELY to be contributing to the patient's pain If score >= 12, neuropathic mechanisms are LIKELY to be contributing to the patient's pain + 7 individual questions pain questionnaire: q1, q2 (yes = 5); q3 (yes = 3), q4 (yes = 2), q5 (yes = 1). no: 0 points Sensory testing: q1 (yes = 5), q2 (yes = 2) no: 0 points |
File Name: lanss.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject, group, session | With the current subject/groupnumber/session id |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) Scale: yes/no pain questionnaire: q1, q2 (yes = 5); q3 (yes = 3), q4 (yes = 2), q5 (yes = 1). No = 0 points Sensory testing: q1 (yes = 5), q2 (yes = 2) No = 0 points |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |