Quantitative sensory tests and prediction of early onset chronic pain
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This study will explore whether QST measures of pain sensitivity among 15-16 year olds are predictive of new-onset pain assessed two years later.
Summary
Pediatric pain is an important public health issue, affecting 11–44% of the pediatric population. Children with pain may experience poorer psychosocial functioning, decreased levels of physical activity, higher rates of sleep disturbances, and higher levels of school absenteeism. Ultimately, this may result in poorer quality of life, long term disability, and financial impact. Identification of risk factors for the development of chronic pain has drawn from biopsychosocial models of pain. The use of psychophysical pain procedures such as Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) provides physical correlates by incorporating sensory nervous system assessment. To date, very limited research on QST is available in pediatric populations. Thus the aim of this study is to explore whether QST measures of pain sensitivity among 15-16 year olds are predictive of new-onset pain assessed two years later.
Project leader
Christopher Sivert Sivert Nielsen, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Project participants
Christopher Sivert Nielsen, Physical Health and Ageing, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Birgitte Freiesleben de Blasio, Method Development and Analytics, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Sinead Holden, Aalborg University
Arnoldo Frigessi, Avdeling for biostatistikk, University of Oslo
Emmanuel Bäckryd, Sweden
Torsten Gordh, Uppsala University
Raul Primiceiro, Universitetet i Tromsø - Norges arktiske universitet, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Bente Evy Halvorsen, Indremedisinsk forskning, University of Oslo
Ellina Iordanova Schistad, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital
See Tham, University of Washington
Bo Lars Engdahl, Physical Health and Ageing, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Solveig Engebretsen, Avdeling for biostatistikk, University of Oslo
Tonya Palermo, University of Washington
Audun Stubhaug, Department of Anesthesiology, Oslo University Hospital
Olöf Anna Steingrimsdottir, Physical Health and Ageing, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Anne-Sofie Furberg, Kroniske sykdommers epidemiologi, forskningsgruppe, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Start
01.02.2014
End
31.01.2022
Status
Concluded
Approvals
Regional committees for medical and health research ethics
Project owner/ Project manager
Norwegian Institute of Public Health