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We conducted a qualitative study to assess the experience of patients suffering muscle cramps, aiming to understand what factors determine the impact cramps have in patients\u2019 lives to guide the development of a patient-centered outcome measure of cramp severity and impact.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0317167119002865_as2\"><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p>We enrolled patients with cramps due to several etiologies, including motor neuron disease, pregnancy-induced cramps, cirrhosis and hemodialysis, and idiopathic and exercise-induced cramps. Patients participated in semistructured interviews about their experiences with muscle cramps and their responses were recorded and transcribed. Data were analyzed with content analysis using data saturation to determine the sample size. We subsequently developed a conceptual framework of cramp severity and overall cramp impact.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0317167119002865_as3\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Ten patients were interviewed when data saturation was reached. The cramp experience was similar across disease and physiological states known to cause muscle cramps. 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