[Central Sensitization Inventory - a Russian version].

OBJECTIVE

To develop and validate a Russian version of The Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI-R).

MATERIAL AND

METHODS

The study included 3 stages: 1) direct and reverse translation, linguistic validation of the questionnaire; 2) assessment of internal consistency, reliability and sensitivity (n=50); 3) psychometric validation in the samples of patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (n=40), chronic widespread pain (n=40), regional chronic low back pain without other specific pain complaints (n=40), and in the control sample of informants with no pain complaints (n=40).

RESULTS AND

CONCLUSION

The Russian version of CSI-R is valid, reliable and can be used in clinical practice as a diagnostic tool for revealing central sensitization. The study of the sensitivity of the questionnaire in patients during drug therapy proved its effectiveness in assessing the dynamics of the disease and the effect of therapy.