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A randomized controlled trial on long-term effectiveness of a psychosocial aftercare program following paediatric chronic pain treatment: Who benefits the most?
Dogan, Meltem; Hirschfeld, Gerrit; Blankenburg, Markus; Frühwald, Michael; Ahnert, Rosemarie; Braun, Sarah; Marschall, Ursula; Zernikow, Boris; Wager, Julia.
  • Dogan M; German Paediatric Pain Centre, Children's and Adolescents' Hospital, Datteln, Germany.
  • Hirschfeld G; Department of Children's Pain Therapy and Paediatric Palliative Care, Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany.
  • Blankenburg M; Faculty of Business and Health, University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.
  • Frühwald M; Department of Children's Pain Therapy and Paediatric Palliative Care, Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany.
  • Ahnert R; Paediatric Pain Center Baden-Württemberg, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Olgahospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
  • Braun S; University Children's Hospital Augsburg, Swabian Children's Pain Center, Augsburg, Germany.
  • Marschall U; University Children's Hospital Augsburg, Swabian Children's Pain Center, Augsburg, Germany.
  • Zernikow B; Paediatric Pain Center Baden-Württemberg, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Olgahospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
  • Wager J; Department of Medicine and Health Services Research, BARMER Health Insurance, Wuppertal, Germany.
Eur J Pain ; 26(8): 1746-1758, 2022 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2059384
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

For paediatric chronic pain patients, intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment (IIPT) is a well-established treatment. The treatment's short-term effectiveness can be improved by an additive psychosocial aftercare (PAC). However, neither the program's long-term effectiveness nor the patients in particular need have been investigated yet.

METHODS:

This study aimed at determining the long-term effects of PAC and detecting predictors of treatment outcome within a multicentre randomized controlled trial measured at five time points up to 12 months after discharge. At inpatient admission to IIPT, patients (N = 419, 14.3 years of age, 72.3% female) were randomly assigned to intervention or control group. After IIPT discharge, the intervention group received PAC, whereas the control group received treatment as usual (TAU). Patient-reported outcomes included pain and emotional characteristics. Clinicians assessed potential psychosocial risk factors and their prognosis of treatment outcome. Statistical analyses included mixed-models and univariable logistic regressions.

RESULTS:

Data at the 12-month follow-up (n = 288) showed a significant benefit of PAC compared with TAU; the majority (59.0%) of patients in the PAC-group reported no chronic pain compared to 29.2% of TAU-patients (p < 0.001). Patients with a single parent specifically benefited from PAC compared to TAU. Clinicians were able to make a reliable prognosis of treatment outcome, but did not successfully predict which patients would benefit the most from PAC.

CONCLUSIONS:

Study results suggest that PAC is highly effective irrespective of patient characteristics, but particularly for patients with single parents. Its broad implementation could help to improve the long-term outcomes of youth with severely disabling chronic pain.

SIGNIFICANCE:

A psychosocial aftercare following paediatric IIPT leads to significantly better pain and emotional outcomes compared to treatment as usual up to 12 months after discharge, especially for patients with single parents.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Aftercare / Chronic Pain Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Aged / Child / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Eur J Pain Journal subject: Neurology / Psychophysiology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ejp.1998

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Aftercare / Chronic Pain Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Aged / Child / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Eur J Pain Journal subject: Neurology / Psychophysiology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ejp.1998