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Trial reportNursing research

Circulating Lipids and Acute Pain Sensitization: An Exploratory Analysis.

Angela Starkweather, Thomas Julian, Divya Ramesh, Amy Heineman, Jamie Sturgill, Susan G Dorsey, Debra E Lyon, Dayanjan Shanaka Wijesinghe

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Trial report in Nursing research. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [Status Quo and Prospects of Research on Precision Nursing of Life-Cycle Health and Disease].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Angela StarkweatherAngela Starkweather, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor; Thomas Julian, BSN, RN, is Research Assistant; and Divya Ramesh, PhD, is Project Director, University of Connecticut School of Nursing, Storrs. Amy Heineman, BSN, RN, is Research Coordinator, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing, Richmond. Jamie Sturgill, PhD, is Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky School of Medicine, Lexington. Susan G. Dorsey, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor and Chair, University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Nursing. Debra E. Lyon, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor and Executive Associate Dean, University of Florida College of Nursing, Gainesville. Dayanjan Shanaka Wijesinghe, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, Richmond.
Thomas Julian
Divya Ramesh
Amy Heineman
Jamie Sturgill
Susan G Dorsey
Debra E Lyon
Dayanjan Shanaka Wijesinghe
Florida College · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · USVirginia Commonwealth University · USLondon Rebuilding Society · GBMarymount University · US

Funding

University of Florida Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC)P30AG028740 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Peihua Qiu · 2007 to 2026
$22.8M
Pain Sensitivity in Low Back PainR01NR013932 · NINR · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI STARKWEATHER, ANGELA RENEE · 2013 to 2015
$1.3M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG028740NINR NIH HHS R01 NR013932
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn individuals with low back pain, higher lipid levels have been documented and were associated with increased risk for chronic low back pain.

objectivesThe purpose of this research was to identify plasma lipids that discriminate participants with acute low back pain with or without pain sensitization as measured by quantitative sensory testing.

methodsThis exploratory study was conducted as part of a larger parent randomized controlled trial. A cluster analysis of 30 participants with acute low back pain revealed two clusters: one with signs of peripheral and central sensitivity to mechanical and thermal stimuli and the other with an absence of peripheral and central sensitivity. Lipid levels were extracted from plasma and measured using mass spectroscopy.

resultsTriacylglycerol 50:2 was significantly higher in participants with peripheral and central sensitization compared to the nonsensitized cluster. The nonsensitized cluster had significantly higher levels of phosphoglyceride 34:2, plasmenyl phosphocholine 38:1, and phosphatidic acid 28:1 compared to participants with peripheral and central sensitization. Linear discriminant function analysis was conducted using the four statistically significant lipids to test their predictive power to classify those in the sensitization and no-sensitization clusters; the four lipids accurately predicted cluster classification 58% of the time (R = .58, -2 log likelihood = 14.59). DISCUSSION: The results of this exploratory study suggest a unique lipidomic signature in plasma of patients with acute low back pain based on the presence or absence of pain sensitization. Future work to replicate these preliminary findings is underway.

Indexed as

Acute DiseaseAdultCentral Nervous System SensitizationFemaleHumansLow Back PainMaleMass SpectrometryMiddle AgedMusculoskeletal PainPain MeasurementRisk FactorsTriglyceridesTriglycerides

Identifiers

PMID29095376
PMCPMC5679413
OpenAlexW2766686120

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