Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Children with Cerebral Palsy
This study is observing children aged 5 to 17 years old with Cerebral Palsy (CP) who are having lower extremity or spine orthopedic surgery. The goal is to understand the pain they experience before and after surgery, and to find out what factors might lead to chronic postsurgical pain (pain that lasts a long time after surgery). Researchers will track changes in pain using a tool called the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) from one week before surgery up to 12 months after surgery. This information will help doctors better predict and manage pain for children with CP undergoing these surgeries. There are 500 participants planned for this study.
- Study design
- This is an observational study, meaning researchers will watch and collect information without providing any specific interventions. It plans to include 500 participants.
- What's involved
- You would complete questionnaires and surveys via email and text message. You would also have in-person sensory tests and in-person gait and motion analysis.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for 12 months after surgery.
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Chronic Postsurgical Pain
At a glance
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Where it's being run
2 sites across 2 statesStudy leadership
- Chantel Burkitt, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Gillette Children's, University of Minnesota
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What this trial measures
- Change in Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) score from 1 week preoperative to 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperative1 month preoperative, and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperative
The BPI assesses pain location, pain intensity at worst, least, average, and right now as well as the degree to which pain interferes with activities of daily living (e.g., sleep, relationships, and mobility). Items are scored on an 11-point scale (0 = does not interfere, 10 = completely interferes) creating a total interference score ranging from 0-120 (higher scores mean more pain interference). The BPI has been adapted for and tested with individuals with severe CP, resulting in excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.89) and validity evidence \[1, 29, 30\]. The BPI will take parents/children 1-2 minutes to complete.