Status:
COMPLETED
Neuropathic Pain in Children: Multimodal Assessment and Diagnosis
Lead Sponsor:
Institute of Child Health
Conditions:
Neuropathic Pain
Child, Only
Eligibility:
All Genders
10-18 years
Brief Summary
Some children experience chronic pain that is related to damage or diseases that affect the nerves that send pain signals. This is known as neuropathic pain. This is not well understood and can be dif...
Detailed Description
The Investigators will determine whether a questionnaire to identify neuropathic pain in adults is also useful in children. This will help paediatricians and other doctors to recognise neuropathic pai...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- children with a clinical diagnosis of chronic neuropathic pain for the full protocol
- children with a clinical diagnosis of non-neuropathic origin for S-LANSS validation and questionnaires
- children aged 10-18 years
Exclusion
- significant impairment of comprehension (less than school level for 10 year old) that will limit understanding of sensory testing instructions
- inadequate english language skills as questionnaires are validated in English and sensory testing instructions can only be delivered by the Investigators in English For brain imaging, patients will be excluded if they have
- significant medical illness or other (non-neuropathic) neurological disease
- pregnancy
- magnetic implants of any type.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
160 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03312881
Start Date
September 1 2017
End Date
December 31 2021
Last Update
February 2 2022
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IChildHealth
London, United Kingdom, WC1N 1EH